Phenom X4 9550 vs Pentium 4 630

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 4 630
1 core / 2 threads, 84 Watt
0.17
Phenom X4 9550
2008
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.04
+512%

Phenom X4 9550 outperforms Pentium 4 630 by a whopping 512% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4 630 and Phenom X4 9550 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking32772445
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesPentium 4no data
Power efficiency0.171.04
Architecture codenamePrescott 2MAgena (2007−2008)
Release dateno dataMarch 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4 630 and Phenom X4 9550 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores1 (Single-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data512 KB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB L2 Cache2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data285 mm2
Maximum core temperature67 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data450 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range1.2V-1.4Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4 630 and Phenom X4 9550 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
SocketPLGA775AM2+
Power consumption (TDP)84 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4 630 and Phenom X4 9550. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Pentium 4 630 and Phenom X4 9550 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 4 630 and Phenom X4 9550 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x-no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Pentium 4 630 0.17
Phenom X4 9550 1.04
+512%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Pentium 4 630 272
Phenom X4 9550 1656
+509%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.17 1.04
Physical cores 1 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 90 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 84 Watt 95 Watt

Pentium 4 630 has 13.1% lower power consumption.

Phenom X4 9550, on the other hand, has a 511.8% higher aggregate performance score, 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 38.5% more advanced lithography process.

The Phenom X4 9550 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 4 630 in performance tests.


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