Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W): specs and benchmarks
Summary
AMD started Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) sales on October 2008. Based on an Agena architecture, this desktop processor is primarily aimed at home systems. It has 4 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 65 nm manufacturing technology, with a max turbo frequency of 2600 MHz and an unlocked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is AMD Socket AM2+ processor with a TDP of 125 Watt.
Primary details
Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Architecture codename | Agena (2007−2008) | |
| Release date | October 2008 (16 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | |
| Threads | 4 | |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | of 80 KB (EPYC 9965) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | of 3 nm (Core Ultra 9 285K) |
| Die size | 285 mm2 | |
| Number of transistors | 450 million | of 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | |
| Unlocked multiplier | + |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W) compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 | of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8454H) |
| Socket | AM2+ | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | of 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P) |
Virtualization technologies
Supported virtual machine optimization technologies. Some are specific to Intel only, some to AMD.
| AMD-V | + |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Phenom X4 9950 BE (125W). Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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