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AMD Phenom II X4 N950

The AMD Phenom II X4 N950 Quad Core is a laptop CPU clocked at 2.1 GHz. Due to a missing Turbo and no level 3 cache, the performance of the N950 should be only on par with a Core 2 Quad Q9000. Compared to desktop CPUs, the Phenom II laptop CPUs are similar to the desktop Athlon II processors because of the missing level 3 cache. Therefore, the N950 is similar to a low clocked Athlon II X4 CPU produced in 45nm SOI.

The Phenom II includes an integrated memory controller for DDR3 (max. 1333) main memory. It supports MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A.

CodenameChamplain
SeriesAMD Phenom II X4

Series: Phenom II X4 Champlain

AMD Phenom II X4 X940 BE compare2.4 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 X920 BE compare2.3 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 P960 compare1.8 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 P940 compare1.7 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 P920 compare1.6 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 N950 « 2.1 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 N930 compare2 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 N970 compare2.2 GHz4 / 4 cores
Clock Rate2100 MHz
Front Side Bus3600
Level 1 Cache512 KB
Level 2 Cache2 MB
Number of Cores / Threads4 / 4
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)35 Watt
Manufacturing Technology45 nm
SocketS1
64 Bit64 Bit support
Architecturex86
Announcement Date10/04/2010

Benchmarks

Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
1816 points (11%)
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
6554 points (5%)
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wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
564 s (7%)
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wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
17.8 s (4%)
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3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
2974 Points (5%)
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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
36.8 s (8%)
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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
84.1 s (4%)
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SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
30340 MIPS (14%)
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SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
24300 MFLOPS (19%)
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Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 CPU
6.9 Points (88%)
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* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

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  • $29.95
    AMD CPU HDZ955FBGMBOX Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 3.2GHz AM3 125W Retail
  • $44.97
    AMD Phenom II X4 965 AM3 3.4Ghz 512KB 45NM 125W 4000MHZ
  • $24.95
    Amd Phenom II X4 810
  • $34.95
    AMD HDZ940XCGIBOX Phenom II X4 940 Black Edition 3.0GHz Cache 8MB AM2+ 125W Processor - Retail
  • AMD Phenom II X4 975 Black Edition X4 975 3.6 GHz Quad-Core CPU Processor HDZ975FBK4DGM Socket AM3

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Reviews for the AMD Phenom II X4 N950 processor

Acer Aspire 7552G-6436: AMD Radeon HD 6650M, 17.30", 2.9 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire 7552G-6436

Acer Aspire 5552G-N954G32Mnrr: AMD Radeon HD 6650M, 15.60", 2.5 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire 5552G-N954G32Mnrr

HP Pavilion dv6-3160us : ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650, 15.60", 2.5 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dv6-3160us

Acer Aspire 5553G–N954G64Mnks: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650, 15.60", 2.6 kg
  External Review » Acer Aspire 5553G–N954G64Mnks

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Other CPUs of the series Phenom II X4

» AMD Phenom II X4 X940 BE
   4x 2.4 GHz
» AMD Phenom II X4 X920 BE
   4x 2.3 GHz
» AMD Phenom II X4 P960
   4x 1.8 GHz
» AMD Phenom II X4 P940
   4x 1.7 GHz
» AMD Phenom II X4 P920
   4x 1.6 GHz
» AMD Phenom II X4 N950
   4x 2.1 GHz
» AMD Phenom II X4 N930
   4x 2 GHz
» AMD Phenom II X4 N970
   4x 2.2 GHz

Surrounding CPUs

+ AMD A8-5557M
   4x 2.1 GHz - 3.1 GHz
+ Intel Celeron 5305U
   2x 2.3 GHz
+ Intel Celeron N4100
   4x 1.1 GHz - 2.4 GHz
+ Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c
   8x 2.4 GHz
+ AMD Pro A10-8700B
   4x 1.8 GHz - 3.2 GHz
» AMD Phenom II X4 N950
   4x 2.1 GHz
- Intel Core i3-2375M
   2x 1.5 GHz
- AMD Phenom II X4 N930
   4x 2 GHz
- Intel Core i3-350M
   2x 2.26 GHz
- Intel Core i3-4012Y
   2x 1.5 GHz
- Intel Pentium 3550M
   2x 2.3 GHz
Klaus Hinum (Update: 2026-01- 8)