Athlon X2 L310 vs Phenom X4 9600
Aggregate performance score
Phenom X4 9600 outperforms Athlon X2 L310 by a whopping 381% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Phenom X4 9600 and Athlon X2 L310 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2450 | 3213 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | 2x AMD Athlon |
| Power efficiency | 1.01 | 1.53 |
| Architecture codename | Agena (2007−2008) | Conesus (2009) |
| Release date | November 2007 (17 years ago) | 10 September 2009 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom X4 9600 and Athlon X2 L310 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 | 1.2 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 65 nm |
| Die size | 285 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 450 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom X4 9600 and Athlon X2 L310 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 | no data |
| Socket | AM2+ | BGA / 638 lidless micro-PGA |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 13 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom X4 9600 and Athlon X2 L310. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Virtualization, Enhanced Virus Protection |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X4 9600 and Athlon X2 L310 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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
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.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.01 | 0.21 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 13 Watt |
Phenom X4 9600 has a 381% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Athlon X2 L310, on the other hand, has 630.8% lower power consumption.
The Phenom X4 9600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X2 L310 in performance tests.
Note that Phenom X4 9600 is a desktop processor while Athlon X2 L310 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom X4 9600 and Athlon X2 L310, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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