AMD Athlon 64 3100+ vs AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon 64 3100+ and AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3100+

  • Around 96775% higher clock speed: 3100 MHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 125 Watt
Maximum frequency 3100 MHz vs 3.2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 89 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 5 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 1
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
  • 6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1455 vs 600
  • 7.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3773 vs 484
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 6 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1455 vs 600
PassMark - CPU mark 3773 vs 484

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon 64 3100+
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
600
1455
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
484
3773
Name AMD Athlon 64 3100+ AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE
PassMark - Single thread mark 600 1455
PassMark - CPU mark 484 3773
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 460
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1974
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 16.825
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.312
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.417

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon 64 3100+ AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE

Essentials

Architecture codename K8 Thuban
Family AMD Athlon 64
Place in performance rating 2826 2814
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch date April 2010

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1800 MHz
L1 cache 128 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1 MB 512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 130 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 70 °C
Maximum frequency 3100 MHz 3.2 GHz
Number of cores 1 6
Number of threads 1
Die size 346 mm
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Transistor count 904 million
Unlocked

Compatibility

Sockets supported 754 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 89 Watt 125 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3