Phenom X4 9850 (95W) vs Pentium E5500

Primary details

Comparing Pentium E5500 and Phenom X4 9850 (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2737not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.01no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.95no data
Architecture codenameWolfdale (2008−2010)Agena (2007−2008)
Release date18 April 2010 (14 years ago)October 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$109no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium E5500 and Phenom X4 9850 (95W) 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.5 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB (shared)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size82 mm2285 mm2
Maximum core temperature74 °Cno data
Number of transistors228 million450 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage range0.85V-1.3625Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Pentium E5500 and Phenom X4 9850 (95W) 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 configuration11
SocketLGA775AM2+
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium E5500 and Phenom X4 9850 (95W). 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
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data

Security technologies

Pentium E5500 and Phenom X4 9850 (95W) 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 E5500 and Phenom X4 9850 (95W) are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d-no data
VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium E5500 and Phenom X4 9850 (95W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium E5500 and Phenom X4 9850 (95W).

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt

Pentium E5500 has a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

Phenom X4 9850 (95W), on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

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