Phenom X4 9600 BE vs Pentium P6000

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Primary details

Comparing Pentium P6000 and Phenom X4 9600 BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2868not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentiumno data
Power efficiency1.38no data
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Agena (2007−2008)
Release date20 June 2010 (14 years ago)December 2007 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium P6000 and Phenom X4 9600 BE 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 speed1.86 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.88 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplier14no data
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache256K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm65 nm
Die size81+114 mm2285 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors384 million450 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium P6000 and Phenom X4 9600 BE 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketPGA988AM2+
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium P6000 and Phenom X4 9600 BE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

FMA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Pentium P6000 and Phenom X4 9600 BE 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 P6000 and Phenom X4 9600 BE 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 P6000 and Phenom X4 9600 BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processorsno data
Clear Video+no data
Graphics max frequency667 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium P6000 and Phenom X4 9600 BE integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium P6000 and Phenom X4 9600 BE.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 95 Watt

Pentium P6000 has a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

Phenom X4 9600 BE, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Pentium P6000 and Phenom X4 9600 BE. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Pentium P6000 is a notebook processor while Phenom X4 9600 BE is a desktop one.


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