AMD Athlon X2 5050e vs AMD Phenom X4 9350e

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 5050e and AMD Phenom X4 9350e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 5050e

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
  • Around 30% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2 GHz
  • Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 917 vs 795
  • Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1252 vs 1201
Specifications (specs)
Launch date October 2008 vs July 2008
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz vs 2 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 917 vs 795
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1252 vs 1201

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9350e

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 88% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1590 vs 846
  • Around 52% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3281 vs 2164
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1590 vs 846
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3281 vs 2164

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 5050e
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9350e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
917
795
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
846
1590
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1252
1201
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2164
3281
Name AMD Athlon X2 5050e AMD Phenom X4 9350e
PassMark - Single thread mark 917 795
PassMark - CPU mark 846 1590
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1252 1201
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2164 3281

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon X2 5050e AMD Phenom X4 9350e

Essentials

Architecture codename Brisbane Agena
Launch date October 2008 July 2008
Place in performance rating 2125 2126
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 126 mm 285 mm
L1 cache 256 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB 512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 65 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz 2 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Transistor count 154 million 450 million
L3 cache 2048 KB (shared)

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM2 AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 65 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)