Pentium Dual-Core E2220 vs Phenom X4 9600 BE

Primary details

Comparing Phenom X4 9600 BE and Pentium Dual-Core E2220 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2574
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data1.22
Architecture codenameAgena (2007−2008)Allendale (2006−2009)
Release dateDecember 2007 (16 years ago)March 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom X4 9600 BE and Pentium Dual-Core E2220 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 speed2.3 GHz2.4 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB (shared)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm65 nm
Die size285 mm277 mm2
Number of transistors450 million105 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X4 9600 BE and Pentium Dual-Core E2220 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+775
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom X4 9600 BE and Pentium Dual-Core E2220. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X4 9600 BE and Pentium Dual-Core E2220 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom X4 9600 BE and Pentium Dual-Core E2220. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Pros & cons summary


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

Phenom X4 9600 BE has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Pentium Dual-Core E2220, on the other hand, has 46.2% lower power consumption.

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