Phenom X4 9500 [in 3 benchmarks]
Summary
AMD started Phenom X4 9500 sales on November 2007. This is an Agena architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 4 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 65 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2200 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is AMD Socket AM2+ processor with a TDP of 95 Watt.
It provides poor benchmark performance at
1.23%
of a leader’s which is AMD EPYC 9654.
EPYC9654
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General info
Phenom X4 9500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in performance ranking | 2176 | |
| Value for money | 5.34 | |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | |
| Architecture codename | Agena (2007−2008) | |
| Release date | November 2007 (15 years old) | |
| Current price | $26 | of 14999 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Value for money
Performance per price, higher is better.
Technical specs
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 | 2.2 GHz | of 6 (Core i9-13900KS) |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | of 36864 (Apple M2 Max) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | of 768 (EPYC 7773X) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | of 4 (Ryzen 9 7940HS) |
| Die size | 285 mm2 | |
| Number of transistors | 450 million | of 9900000 (Ryzen 5 7645HX) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Windows 11 compatibility | — |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom X4 9500 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 8160M) |
| Socket | AM2+ | |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
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 9500. Overall benchmark performance 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.
Phenom X4 9500
1.23
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Phenom X4 9500
1549
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.
Benchmark coverage: 37%
Phenom X4 9500
200
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.
Benchmark coverage: 37%
Phenom X4 9500
687
Relative perfomance
Overall Phenom X4 9500 performance compared to nearest competitors among desktop CPUs.
AMD Phenom II X3 710
100
AMD Athlon II X3 425
100
Intel Celeron G1620
100
AMD Phenom X4 9500
100
AMD Phenom II X3 720
100
AMD PRO A4-8350B
100
Intel Celeron G1620T
99.
19
Intel equivalent
According to our data, the closest Intel alternative to Phenom X4 9500 is Celeron G1620, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 5 positions in our ranking.
CeleronG1620
Compare
Here are some closest Intel rivals to Phenom X4 9500:
Intel Celeron G1840T
101.63
Intel Celeron G1830
100.81
Intel Celeron G1620
100
AMD Phenom X4 9500
100
Intel Core i3-2120T
99.19
Intel Celeron G1620T
99.19
Intel Core i3-540
98.37
Similar processors
Here is our recommendation of several processors that are more or less close in performance to the one reviewed.
Phenom II
X3 710
Phenom IIX3 720
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Athlon IIX3 425
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Athlon II
X3 420e
Phenom IIX3 B73
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Phenom X49600
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Recommended GPUs
People consider these graphics cards to be good for Phenom X4 9500, according to our PC configuration statistics.
GeForce GT
730
4.6%
GeForce
210
4.1%
GeForce GTS
450
3.7%
Radeon HD
5770
3.2%
GeForce
9600 GT
3.
2%
GeForce
9500 GT
2.8%
GeForce GT
440
2.8%
GeForce GTX
650
2.3%
GeForce GT
630
2.3%
GeForce GT
710
2.3%
These are the fastest graphics cards for Phenom X4 9500 in our user configuration statistics.
There is a total of 218 configurations based on Phenom X4 9500 in our database.
GeForce RTX
4090
0.5% (1/218)
GeForce RTX
3060
0.5% (1/218)
GeForce GTX
1060 6 GB
0.
5% (1/218)
GeForce GTX
970
0.5% (1/218)
GeForce GTX
1060 3 GB
0.5% (1/218)
Radeon RX
470
0.5% (1/218)
Radeon RX
570
0.5% (1/218)
GeForce GTX
1050 Ti
1.4% (3/218)
Radeon R9
380X
0.5% (1/218)
GeForce GTX
960
0.5% (1/218)
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AMD Phenom 9500 (2.2GHz review: AMD Phenom 9500 (2.2GHz
For raw performance, AMD’s Athlon 64 X2 chips have lingered behind their Intel Core 2 Duo counterparts all year. Only aggressive pricing from AMD kept its old dual-core CPUs in systems and on store shelves. According to our testing, AMD will have to work similar magic with its new quad-core Phenom chips. If you want a quad-core PC now, and you can find a prebuilt PC that uses a Phenom 9500 for significantly less than a similar desktop with an Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, go for it. But unless you can find it for an exceptional price, we advise against the Phenom right now, because its performance simply isn’t there.
AMD has made much of the fact that its Phenom is the first «true» quad-core CPU. Technically, this is correct. While Intel’s Core 2 Quad design basically melds two dual-core chips together, AMD’s Phenom is the first to include four cores that all share at least one level of cache; in this case, the Level 3 cache.
Similar to recent advances in 3D chip design, the Phenom’s unified L3 cache provides a data store the size of which changes depending on the amount of data coming through. Its flexibility ranges from pumping out one large chunk of data to a single core, or sending four smaller chunks across all four processors. In theory, that dynamic distribution of work should give Phenom an advantage over Intel’s Core 2 design. The problem is that neither the size of the data chunks nor the speed at which Phenom can process them, give AMD’s new chips enough of a boost.
The chart below gives the significant details as to how the Phenom 9500 and Intel’s Core 2 Quad Q6600 stack up against each other:
| AMD Phenom 9500 | Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 | |
| Price | $240 | $280 |
| Clock speed | 2. 2GHz |
2.4GHz |
| L2 Cache | 2MB (4x512KB) | 8MB (2x4MB) |
| L3 Cache | 2MB | N/A |
Our benchmarks tell the rest of the story.
Multimedia multitasking Test (in seconds)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
AMD Phenom 9600
656
AMD Phenom 9500
684
Apple iTunes encoding test (in seconds)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
AMD Phenom 9600
173
AMD Phenom 9500
181
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Test (in seconds)
(Shorter bars indicate better performance)
AMD Phenom 9600
179
AMD Phenom 9500
184
Cinebench 10
(Longer bars indicate better performance)
| Rendering Multiple CPUs | Rendering Single CPU |
AMD Phenom 9600
7,359
1,942
AMD Phenom 9500
7,068
1,870
CPU-limited Quake 4 (in frames per second)
(Longer bars indicate better performance)
| 1,024 x 768, low-quality, no AA/AF |
AMD Phenom 9600
98.
6
AMD Phenom 9500
94.9
As you can see, on every single test, the Phenom chips fall behind their Core 2 Quad competitor. And considering prices right now, we don’t think the $10 savings on the higher-end Phenom 9600 is worth the performance hit. Perhaps you can make a case for the Phenom 9500, but even at $40 less, the performance loss is enough so that you’d notice; gamers, photo editors, and multitaskers, especially.
Over the next few months, AMD will expand its Phenom offerings to include two higher-end models, the Phenom 9700 at 2.4GHz, and the 9900 at 2.6GHz. We also expect that Intel will add to its Core 2 family by bringing its new, more heat and power-efficient 45 nanometer design into mainstream dual-core and quad-core CPUs. Our test of the first of these new parts, the Core 2 Extreme QX9650, showed that Intel’s new design has a noticeable performance impact over Intel’s older 65 nanometer chips. That doesn’t bode well for AMD and the 65 nanometer Phenom, which can’t overtake even Intel’s current-gen chips.
Despite all of that doom and gloom for the Phenom, its future could get brighter. AMD demonstrated with the Athlon 64 X2 that it is not afraid to cut prices to compete with Intel, which could improve the Phenom’s bang-for-the-buck prospects. And if Intel reduces its prices in response, we could see some very inexpensive quad-core desktops on store shelves next year. You can already get a quad-core system for less than $1,000, and we’ve heard about new quad-core PCs coming out next year in the sub-$800 range. Do we hear sub-$700…?
AMD test bed configuration:
Windows Vista Ultimate; Asus M3A32-MVP Deluxe motherboard; 2GB 1,066MHz Crucial Ballistix DDR2 SDRAM; 74GB Western Digital Raptor 10,000 rpm hard drive; 512MB ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT graphics card
Intel test bed configuration:
Windows Vista Ultimate; Asus Maximus Formula Special Edition X38 motherboard; 2GB 1,066MHz Crucial Ballistix DDR2 SDRAM; 74GB Western Digital Raptor 10,000 rpm hard drive; 512MB ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT graphics card
Phenom X4 9500 [in 3 benchmarks]
Description
AMD started Phenom X4 9500 sales in November 2007.
This is an Agena architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 4 cores and 4 threads and is manufactured on 65 nm process technology, the maximum frequency is 2200 MHz, the multiplier is locked.
In terms of compatibility, this is an AMD Socket AM2+ processor with a TDP of 95W.
It provides poor performance in tests at level
1.23%
from the leader AMD EPYC 9654
Information about the type (desktop or laptop) and architecture of Phenom X4 9500, as well as sales start time and cost at that time. Value for money 90 004 To obtain an index, we compare the characteristics of processors and their cost, taking into account the cost of other processors.
Phenom X4 9500 quantitative parameters such as number of cores and threads, clock speeds, manufacturing process, cache size and multiplier lock state. They indirectly speak about the performance of the processor, but for an accurate assessment, you need to consider the results of the tests. Ryzen 9 7940HS 36 285 mm 2
Information on Phenom X4 9500 compatibility with other computer components. Please note that the power consumption of some processors can significantly exceed their nominal TDP even without overclocking. Some may even double their claims if the motherboard allows you to adjust the power settings of the processor.
Technologies supported by Phenom X4 9500 that make virtual machines run faster are listed. 90 004 This is our overall performance rating. We regularly improve our algorithms, but if you find any inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in the comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Phenom X4 9500 Passmark CPU Mark is a widely used benchmark that consists of 8 different tests, including integer and floating point calculations, extended instruction tests, compression, encryption and game physics calculations. Also includes a separate single-threaded test. Benchmark coverage: 68%
Phenom X4 9500 GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application designed as CPU benchmarks that independently recreate certain real world tasks that can accurately measure performance. Benchmark coverage: 37%
Phenom X4 9500 GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application designed as CPU benchmarks that independently recreate certain real world tasks that can be used to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available processor cores. Benchmark coverage: 37%
Phenom X4 9500
Overall performance Phenom X4 9500 compared to the nearest competitors among desktop processors.
AMD Phenom II X3 710
AMD Athlon II X3 425
Intel Celeron G1620
AMD Phenom X4 9500
AMD Phenom II X3 720
AMD PRO A4-8350B
Intel Celeron G1620T
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Phenom X4 9500 from Intel is Celeron G1620, which is approximately equal in speed and is 5 positions higher in our rating. Celeron G1620 Compare
Here are some of Intel’s closest competitors to the Phenom X4 9500:
Intel Celeron G1840T
Intel Celeron G1830
Intel Celeron G1620
AMD Phenom X4 9500
Intel Core i3-2120T
Intel Celeron G1620T
Intel Core i3-540 Here we recommend several processors that are more or less similar in performance to the reviewed one. Phenom II X3 710 Compare Phenom II X3 720 Compare Athlon II X3 425 Compare Phenom X4 9600 Compare We have 218 Phenom X based configurations in our database 4 9500. According to statistics, the most commonly used video cards with Phenom X4 9500 are: 4.6% 4.1% 3.7% 3.2% 3.2% 2.8% 2.8% 2.3% 2.3% 2.3% Here are the most powerful video cards used with Phenom X4 9500 according to user statistics: 0.5% (1/218) 0. 0.5% (1/218) 0.5% (1/218) 0.5% (1/218) 0.5% (1/218) 0.5% (1/218) 1.4% (3/218) 0.5% (1/218) 0.5% (1/218)
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Performance ranking
2176
Value for money 036 Type
Desktop
Architecture code name
Agena (2007-2008)
Release date
November 2007 (15 years ago) 036 Price now
26$
out of 14999 (Xeon Platinum 9282)
Features
Core
4
Maximum frequency
2.2GHz
of 6 (Core i9-13900KS)
L1 cache
128 KB (per core)
of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core)
Level 2 cache
512 KB (per core)
of 36864 (Apple M2 Max)
L3 cache
2 MB (total)
of 768 (EPYC 7773X)
Number of transistors
450M
of 9
0 (Ryzen 5 7645HX)
Support 64 bit
+
Windows 11 compatible
—
Compatible
Useful, for example, when choosing the configuration of a future computer or to upgrade an existing one.
Max. number of processors per configuration
1
of 8 (Xeon Platinum 8160M)
Socket
AM2+ 90 023
Power consumption (TDP)
95 W
out of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282)
Virtualization technologies
AMD-V
+
Benchmark tests
These are the results of the Phenom X4 9500 performance tests in non-gaming benchmarks.
The overall score is set from 0 to 100, where 100 corresponds to the fastest processor at the moment.
Overall performance in tests
1.23
Passmark
1549
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
This version uses only one processor core.
200
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
687
Relative capacity
100
100
100
100
100
100
99.
19
Competitor from Intel
101.63
100.81
100
100
99.19
99.19
98.37
Other processors
Athlon II
X3 420e
Phenom II
X3 B73
The best graphics cards for Phenom X4 9500
GeForce GT
730
GeForce
210
GeForce GTS
450
Radeon HD
5770
GeForce
9600 GT
GeForce
9500 GT
GeForce GT
440
GeForce GTX
650
GeForce GT
630
GeForce GT
710
GeForce RTX
4090
GeForce RTX
3060
5% (1/218)
GeForce GTX
1060 6GB
GeForce GTX
970
GeForce GTX
1060 3 GB
Radeon RX
470
Radeon RX
570
GeForce GTX
1050 Ti
Radeon R9
380X
GeForce GTX
960
User rating
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