E2-9000 vs Phenom II X4 960T BE

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Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 960T BE and E2-9000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2778
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataBristol Ridge
Power efficiencyno data5.74
Architecture codenameZosma (2010−2011)Stoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date1 June 2010 (14 years ago)1 June 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 960T BE and E2-9000 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3 GHz1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz2.2 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography45 nm28 nm
Die size346 mm2124.5 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistors904 million1200 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 960T BE and E2-9000 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM3BGA
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 960T BE and E2-9000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataVirtualization,

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 960T BE and E2-9000 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 960T BE and E2-9000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R2 (Stoney Ridge)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 960T BE and E2-9000.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 June 2010 1 June 2016
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 10 Watt

Phenom II X4 960T BE has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

E2-9000, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 850% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X4 960T BE and E2-9000. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Phenom II X4 960T BE is a desktop processor while E2-9000 is a notebook one.


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