The AMD Phenom X4 9600 was a desktop processor with 4 cores, launched in November 2007. It is part of the Phenom X4 lineup, using the Agena architecture with Socket AM2+. Phenom X4 9600 has 2 MB of L3 cache and operates at 2.3 GHz. AMD is building the Phenom X4 9600 on a 65 nm production process using 450 million transistors. The multiplier is locked on Phenom X4 9600, which limits its overclocking capabilities.
With a TDP of 95 W, the Phenom X4 9600 consumes a good deal of power, so decent cooling is needed. For communication with other components in the machine, Phenom X4 9600 uses a PCI-Express Gen 2 connection. Although the processor doesn't come with integrated graphics, certain motherboards with compatible chipsets can provide this capability.
Hardware virtualization is available on the Phenom X4 9600, which greatly improves virtual machine performance.