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.

AMD Athlon X4 730

AMD Phenom II X4 B97

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 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2548 vs 2278

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1320 vs 937
PassMark - CPU mark	2548 vs 2278

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 730
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 B97

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

937

1320

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2278

2548

Name	AMD Athlon X4 730	AMD Phenom II X4 B97
PassMark - Single thread mark	937	1320
PassMark - CPU mark	2278	2548
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		430
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1447

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 730	AMD Phenom II X4 B97
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Deneb
Launch date	2 Oct 2012	May 2010
Place in performance rating	2315	2339
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
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
Unlocked
64 bit support
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)