The AMD Phenom X4 9600 BE was a desktop processor with 4 cores, launched in December 2007. It is part of the Phenom X4 lineup, using the Agena architecture with Socket AM2+. Phenom X4 9600 BE has 2 MB of L3 cache and operates at 2.3 GHz. AMD is making the Phenom X4 9600 BE on a 65 nm production node using 450 million transistors. You may freely adjust the unlocked multiplier on Phenom X4 9600 BE, which simplifies overclocking greatly, as you can easily dial in any overclocking frequency.
With a TDP of 95 W, the Phenom X4 9600 BE consumes a good deal of power, so decent cooling is needed. For communication with other components in the computer, Phenom X4 9600 BE 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 BE, which greatly improves virtual machine performance.