AMD Phenom II Quad-Core Mobile P960 - HMP960SGR42GM
Specifications
AMD Phenom II P960 is a power-optimized quad-core microprocessor for high-performance notebooks based on Danube platform. The "P960" model number first popped up in a leaked Dell training document in the middle of 2010. In the mid-October 2010 the processor was spotted in HP ProBook 4525s notebook PC. It's likely that the processor was available on the HP ProBook 4525s order page starting from beginning of October.
The Phenom II P960 is based on K10 microarchitecture, and integrates 4 cores, clocked at 1.8 GHz, on a single die. The CPU does not use Front Side Bus to communicate with memory and peripheral devices. Instead, it utilizes dual-channel DDR3 memory controller for memory access, and HyperTransport link to talk to peripherals. The P960 employs two-level cache architecture, with each core having 128 KB level 1 cache and 512 KB level 2 cache. The processor can work in 32- and 64-bit modes, and supports Enhanced Virus Protection feature. Other Phenom II P960 model features are MMX, SSE, SSE2 and SSE3 extensions to instruction set, and Virtualization technology. Processor's Thermal Design power is 25 Watt. The Phenom II Quad-Core P960 is produced in socket S1-compatible micro-PGA package. While the microprocessor fits all variations of socket S1, from S1g1 to S1g4, it will work only in the socket S1g4.
At this time (October 2010), the AMD Phenom II Quad-Core P960 is
the fastest power-optimized quad-core mobile CPU, manufactured by AMD.
While this model performs the best in multi-threaded (4 or more
threads or processes) applications, it is clocked lower than triple-
and dual-core Phenom IIs, and will have
slower performance when the number of threads / processors is lower
than 4. When buying a new notebook, or upgrading an old notebook, with
this CPU, make sure that you have a use for extra cores on this model.
If you run one or two single-threaded applications most of the time,
then getting dual- or triple-core CPU would be a cheaper and better
option.
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AMD Phenom II P960 specifications
| General information | |
| Type | CPU / Microprocessor |
| Market segment | Mobile |
| Family | AMD Phenom II Quad-Core Mobile |
| Model number ? | P960 |
| CPU part number | HMP960SGR42GM is an OEM/tray microprocessor |
| Stepping codes | NADHC AD NADIC AD |
| Frequency ? | 1800 MHz |
| Bus speed ? | One 1800 MHz 16-bit HyperTransport link |
| Clock multiplier ? | 9 |
| Package | 638-pin micro-PGA |
| AMD Package number | 30605 |
| Socket | Socket S1 (S1g4) |
| Size | 1.38" x 1.38" / 3.5cm x 3.5cm |
| Weight | 0.2oz / 5.7g |
| Introduction date | September - October 2010 |
| Architecture / Microarchitecture | |
| Microarchitecture | K10 |
| Platform | Danube |
| Processor core ? | Champlain |
| Core stepping ? | BL-C3 |
| Manufacturing process | 0.045 micron SOI |
| Data width | 64 bit |
| The number of cores | 4 |
| The number of threads | 4 |
| Floating Point Unit | Integrated |
| Level 1 cache size ? | 4 x 64 KB instruction caches 4 x 64 KB data caches |
| Level 2 cache size ? | 4 x 512 KB |
| Level 3 cache size | None |
| Multiprocessing | Uniprocessor |
| Features |
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| Low power features | PowerNow! |
| On-chip peripherals |
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| Electrical / Thermal parameters | |
| Thermal Design Power ? | 25 Watt |
| Notes on AMD HMP960SGR42GM | |
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CPUs, related to AMD Phenom II P960
| Model | Cores / Threads |
Freq. | L2 cache |
TDP | Features |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Phenom II Quad-Core Mobile family, Socket S1 (S1g4) | |||||
| Phenom II P920 | 4 / 4 | 1.6 GHz | 2 MB | 25 Watt | |
| Phenom II P940 | 4 / 4 | 1.7 GHz | 2 MB | 25 Watt | |
| Phenom II P960 | 4 / 4 | 1.8 GHz | 2 MB | 25 Watt | |
| Phenom II N930 | 4 / 4 | 2 GHz | 2 MB | 35 Watt | |
| Phenom II N950 | 4 / 4 | 2.1 GHz | 2 MB | 35 Watt | |
| Phenom II N970 | 4 / 4 | 2.2 GHz | 2 MB | 35 Watt | |
| Phenom II X920 | 4 / 4 | 2.3 GHz | 2 MB | 45 Watt | Unlock |
| Phenom II X940 | 4 / 4 | 2.4 GHz | 2 MB | 45 Watt | Unlock |
| Other families, K10 micro-architecture, Socket S1 (S1g4) | |||||
| Sempron Mobile N120 | 1 / 1 | 2.2 GHz | 512 KB | 25 Watt | |
| V Series V140 | 1 / 1 | 2.3 GHz | 512 KB | 25 Watt | |
| V Series V160 | 1 / 1 | 2.4 GHz | 512 KB | 25 Watt | |
| Athlon II N370 | 2 / 2 | 2.5 GHz | 1 MB | 35 Watt | |
| Turion II N550 | 2 / 2 | 2.6 GHz | 2 MB | 35 Watt | |
| Turion II N570 | 2 / 2 | 2.7 GHz | 2 MB | 35 Watt | |
| Phenom II X620 | 2 / 2 | 3.1 GHz | 2 MB | 45 Watt | Unlock |
| Phenom II N850 | 3 / 3 | 2.2 GHz | 1.5 MB | 35 Watt | |
| Phenom II X640 | 2 / 2 | 3.2 GHz | 2 MB | 45 Watt | Unlock |
| Phenom II N870 | 3 / 3 | 2.3 GHz | 1.5 MB | 35 Watt | |
• Highlighted numbers and features indicate whether specific processor performs better or worse than Phenom II P960
• Within each category, the CPUs are sorted from slower (at the top) to faster (at the bottom)
• List of related CPUs is not complete.
• Features abbreviations:
FAQ
AMD P960 Overclocking
Sorry, overclocking information is not available at this time.
Pictures (3)
| Phenom II P960 CPU pictures | |
Top view. Stepping code is NADIC AD. The processor was manufactured in the middle of December 2010. |
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Bottom view |
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CPU-Z screenshot |
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Benchmarks
Benchmark tools
- For additional benchmarks, comparing multi-threaded performance of this microprocessor with other Phenom II Quad-Core Mobile CPUs and the fastest AMD and Intel x86 chips, please visit AMD Phenom II P960 benchmarks page.
AMD P960 benchmarks
The graphs below show up to 10 processors with aproximately the same level of performance in different types of applications. All processors were tested at nominal frequency (not overclocked), with stock heatsink and default BIOS settings. To see how the P960 compares to other CPUs please see benchmark tools section above.
Benchmarked processor
| CPU ID: | 100F53 |
| CPU vendor string: | AuthenticAMD |
| CPU name string: | AMD Phenom(tm) II P960 Quad-Core Processor |
Integer performance
| Part number | Result | |
|---|---|---|
| 109.8% | ||
| 109% | ||
| 108.9% | ||
| 104.1% | ||
| 103.7% | ||
| 100% | ||
| 99% | ||
| 95.8% | ||
| 94.7% | ||
| 94.4% | ||
| 94.1% |
Floating Point performance
| Part number | Result | |
|---|---|---|
| 111.2% | ||
| 108.6% | ||
| 105.8% | ||
| 102.9% | ||
| 101.1% | ||
| 100% | ||
| 97.1% | ||
| 97.1% | ||
| 96.6% | ||
| 95.7% | ||
| 94.4% |
MMX / SSE / SSE2 performance
| Part number | Result | |
|---|---|---|
| 117% | ||
| 111.2% | ||
| 110.4% | ||
| 106.8% | ||
| 103.7% | ||
| 100% | ||
| 99.3% | ||
| 96.8% | ||
| 94.8% | ||
| 94.4% | ||
| 88.9% |
Memory-intensive program performance
| Part number | Result | |
|---|---|---|
| 120.1% | ||
| 119.9% | ||
| 117.3% | ||
| 114.7% | ||
| 113.8% | ||
| 111.4% | ||
| 104.3% | ||
| 100% | ||
| 96.6% | ||
| 96.6% | ||
| 93.5% |
CPU ID (2)
CPUID Tools
- Our CPUID database contains 2 records for this microprocessor. See all submitted records.
- Use our CPU identification tool to check features of your CPU.
CPUID features of AMD P960
NOTE: The CPU ID information below was taken from one CPU and may include features that are not present in all different steppings of the AMD Phenom II Quad-Core Mobile P960 CPU.
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| General information | |
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| Vendor: | AuthenticAMD |
| Processor name (BIOS): | AMD Phenom(tm) II P960 Quad-Core Processor |
| Cores: | 4 |
| Logical processors: | 4 |
| Processor type: | Original OEM Processor |
| Core stepping: | BL-C3 |
| CPUID signature: | 100F53 |
| Family: | 16 (010h) |
| Model: | 5 (05h) |
| Stepping: | 3 (03h) |
| Cache: | L1 data | L1 instruction | L2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size: | 4 x 64 KB | 4 x 64 KB | 4 x 512 KB |
| Associativity: | 2-way set associative |
2-way set associative |
16-way set associative |
| Line size: | 64 bytes | 64 bytes | 64 bytes |
| Lines per tag: | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Instruction set extensions | Additional instructions | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| MMX | Advanced Bit manipulation | ||
| AMD extensions to MMX | CLFLUSH | ||
| 3DNow! | CMOV | ||
| Extensions to 3DNow! | CMPXCHG16B | ||
| SSE | CMPXCHG8B | ||
| SSE2 | FXSAVE/FXRSTORE | ||
| SSE3 | MONITOR/MWAIT | ||
| SSE4A | POPCNT | ||
| PREFETCH/PREFETCHW | |||
| RDTSCP | |||
| SKINIT / STGI support | |||
| SYSCALL/SYSRET | |||
| SYSENTER/SYSEXIT | |||
| Major features | Other features | ||
| On-chip Floating Point Unit | 1 GB large page support | ||
| 64-bit / Intel 64 | 100MHz multiplier control | ||
| NX bit/XD-bit | 128-bit SSE instructions | ||
| Secure Virtual Machine (Virtualization) | 36-bit page-size extensions | ||
| PowerNow! / Cool'n'Quiet | Advanced programmable interrupt controller | ||
| Core multi-processing legacy mode | |||
| Debugging extensions | |||
| Extended APIC space | |||
| Hardware P-state control | |||
| Hardware thermal control | |||
| Instruction based sampling | |||
| LAHF / SAHF support in 64-bit mode | |||
| LBR virtualization | |||
| LOCK MOV CR0 means MOV CR8 | |||
| Machine check architecture | |||
| Machine check exception | |||
| Memory-type range registers | |||
| Misaligned SSE mode | |||
| Model-specific registers | |||
| Nested page tables | |||
| OS visible workaround | |||
| Page attribute table | |||
| Page global extension | |||
| Page-size extensions (4MB pages) | |||
| Physical address extensions | |||
| SVM lock | |||
| Software thermal control | |||
| Support for NRIP save | |||
| THERMTRIP | |||
| TSC rate is ensured to be invariant across all states | |||
| Temperature sensor | |||
| Time stamp counter | |||
| Virtual 8086-mode enhancements | |||
| Watchdog timer support | |||
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does this processor have hyper-threading?
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