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AMD Phenom II X4 P960

The AMD Phenom II X4 P960 is a slow clocked quad-core CPU for laptops. Compared to the desktop Phenom II, the mobile Phenom II X4 offer no level 3 cache and are therefore compareable to the desktop Athlon X4 line. The slow clock speed allows the low powerconsumption (25 W TDP) but may lead to a bad performance in single threaded applications and games. The single thread performance should be between a 1.5 GHz and 1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo processor. If all four cores are used in benchmarks, the performance may reach the level of a Core i3 processor.

As the current Intel Core i3 CPUs, the P960 offers an integrated DDR3 memory controller (up to DDR3-1066). However it is still manufactured in 45nm (SOI process).

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 « 1.8 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 compare2.1 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 N930 compare2 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 N970 compare2.2 GHz4 / 4 cores
Clock Rate1800 MHz
Front Side Bus3600
Level 1 Cache512 KB
Level 2 Cache2 MB
Number of Cores / Threads4 / 4
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)25 Watt
Manufacturing Technology45 nm
SocketS1 (S1g4)
FeaturesMMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, integrated DDR3-1066 memory controller, HyperTransport 3.0
64 Bit64 Bit support
Architecturex86
Announcement Date10/19/2010

Benchmarks

Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 2     avg: 2     median: 2 (3%)     max: 2.05 Points
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
1542 points (9%)
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
5354 points (4%)
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
6649 Points (4%)
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Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
1922 Points (2%)
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wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
705 s (8%)
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wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
24 s (5%)
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3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
2519 Points (5%)
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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
45 s (10%)
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Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
102 s (4%)
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Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
2360 s (10%)
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SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
27374 MIPS (13%)
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SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
21381 MFLOPS (16%)
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Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 CPU
6.6 Points (85%)
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3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
5971 Points (5%)
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3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
1542 Points (4%)
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- Range of benchmark values
red legend - Average benchmark values
* Smaller numbers mean a higher performance

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Reviews for the AMD Phenom II X4 P960 processor

 

Review HP Pavilion g7-1002sg Notebook

Cubicle Fixture. Ever since its little brother got some attention as part of the "Intel TESTIT!2011" notebook testing pool, the HP Pavilion g7 Office notebook has been aching for its moment in the spotlight. For 499 Euro (RRP), Hewlett Packard is offering a 17.3" laptop with an AMD quad-core processor and Radeon HD 6470M graphics card. Does this inexpensive office notebook give you enough bang for your buck, or should you dish out for better performance?
AMD Phenom II X4 P960, Radeon HD 6470M, 17.3", 2.8 kg

HP Pavilion g6-1025sg: AMD Radeon HD 6470M, 15.60", 2.6 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion g6-1025sg

HP Pavilion dv7-6000el: AMD Radeon HD 6650M, 17.30", 3.4 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dv7-6000el

HP Pavilion g7-1002sg: AMD Radeon HD 6470M, 17.30", 2.8 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion g7-1002sg

Asus N53DA: AMD Radeon HD 6650M, 15.60", 2.7 kg
  External Review » Asus N53DA

HP Pavilion dv6-6005sg: AMD Radeon HD 6650M, 15.60", 2.9 kg
  External Review » HP Pavilion dv6-6005sg

Asus K52DR-EX260X: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470, 15.60", 2.6 kg
  External Review » Asus K52DR-EX260X

Toshiba Satellite L655D-S5164RD: ATI Radeon HD 4250, 15.60", 2.5 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Satellite L655D-S5164RD

Toshiba Satellite A665D-S5175: ATI Radeon HD 4200, 15.60", 2.6 kg
  External Review » Toshiba Satellite A665D-S5175

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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

+ Intel Core i5-3230M
   2x 2.6 GHz - 3.2 GHz
+ Intel Celeron J4125
   4x 2 GHz - 2.7 GHz
+ Intel Core i3-4000M
   2x 2.4 GHz
+ AMD A6-3420M
   4x 1.5 GHz - 2.4 GHz
+ Intel Core i5-5300U
   2x 2.3 GHz - 2.9 GHz
» AMD Phenom II X4 P960
   4x 1.8 GHz
- Intel Core i3-3110M
   2x 2.4 GHz
- Intel Celeron 3215U
   2x 1.7 GHz
- Intel Celeron J4115
   4x 1.8 GHz - 2.5 GHz
- AMD A8-8600P
   4x 1.6 GHz - 3 GHz
- AMD A8-7200P
   4x 2.4 GHz - 3.3 GHz
Klaus Hinum (Update: 2026-01- 8)