AMD Athlon II X4 600e vs AMD Phenom II X4 900e
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 600e and AMD Phenom II X4 900e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 600e
- CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
- Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
- Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1795 vs 1505
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | October 2009 vs June 2009 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt vs 65 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1795 vs 1505 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 900e
- Around 9% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Specifications (specs) | |
Maximum frequency | 2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 917 vs 913 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 600e
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 900e
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Athlon II X4 600e | AMD Phenom II X4 900e |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 913 | 917 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1795 | 1505 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Athlon II X4 600e | AMD Phenom II X4 900e | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Propus | Deneb |
Launch date | October 2009 | June 2009 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $130 | |
Place in performance rating | 2380 | 2381 |
Price now | $130.23 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 5.55 | |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Die size | 169 mm | 258 mm |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm | 45 nm |
Maximum frequency | 2.2 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 4 |
Transistor count | 300 million | 758 million |
L3 cache | 6144 KB (shared) | |
Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM3 | AM3 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt | 65 Watt |