Athlon 64 X2 5000+ BE vs Phenom X4 9500

Primary details

Comparing Phenom X4 9500 and Athlon 64 X2 5000+ BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2470not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.97no data
Architecture codenameAgena (2007−2008)Brisbane (2007−2008)
Release dateNovember 2007 (17 years ago)September 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom X4 9500 and Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.6 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size285 mm2126 mm2
Number of transistors450 million154 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X4 9500 and Athlon 64 X2 5000+ 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 configuration11
SocketAM2+AM2
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X4 9500 and Athlon 64 X2 5000+ BE are enumerated here.

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Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

Phenom X4 9500 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Athlon 64 X2 5000+ BE, on the other hand, has 46.2% lower power consumption.

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