Athlon X2 BE-2400 vs Phenom X4 9600
Aggregate performance score
Phenom X4 9600 outperforms Athlon X2 BE-2400 by a whopping 138% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Phenom X4 9600 and Athlon X2 BE-2400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2524 | 3039 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 1.00 | 0.89 |
| Architecture codename | Agena (2007−2008) | Brisbane (2007−2008) |
| Release date | November 2007 (17 years ago) | October 2007 (17 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom X4 9600 and Athlon X2 BE-2400 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 285 mm2 | 126 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 450 million | 154 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom X4 9600 and Athlon X2 BE-2400 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | AM2+ | AM2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 45 Watt |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X4 9600 and Athlon X2 BE-2400 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.00 | 0.42 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 45 Watt |
Phenom X4 9600 has a 138.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Athlon X2 BE-2400, on the other hand, has 111.1% lower power consumption.
The Phenom X4 9600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X2 BE-2400 in performance tests.
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