AMD Athlon X4 730 vs AMD Phenom II X4 B97
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 730 and AMD Phenom II X4 B97 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, 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 X4 730
- CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 5 month(s) later
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
- 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Launch date | 2 Oct 2012 vs May 2010 |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm vs 45 nm |
L2 cache | 4 MB vs 512 KB (per core) |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 95 Watt |
Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 B97
- 2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1320 vs 937
- Around 11% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2539 vs 2278
Specifications (specs) | |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) vs 192 KB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1320 vs 937 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2539 vs 2278 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 730
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 B97
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Athlon X4 730 | AMD Phenom II X4 B97 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 937 | 1320 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2278 | 2539 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 430 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1447 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Athlon X4 730 | AMD Phenom II X4 B97 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Trinity | Deneb |
Launch date | 2 Oct 2012 | May 2010 |
Place in performance rating | 2315 | 2338 |
Family | AMD Phenom | |
Launch price (MSRP) | $100 | |
OPN Tray | HDXB97WFK4DGM | |
Price now | $56.99 | |
Series | AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X4 Quad-Core | |
Value for money (0-100) | 20.09 | |
Vertical segment | Desktop | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 2.8 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
Die size | 246 mm² | 258 mm |
L1 cache | 192 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 4 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 45 nm |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | |
Maximum frequency | 3.2 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 4 |
Number of threads | 4 | 4 |
Transistor count | 1303 million | 758 million |
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64 bit support | ||
L3 cache | 6144 KB (shared) | |
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 2 | |
Supported memory frequency | 1866 MHz | |
Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | FM2 | AM3 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 95 Watt |
Peripherals |
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PCI Express revision | 2.0 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP) | ||
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3) | ||
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |