AMD Athlon X4 845 vs AMD Phenom II X4 910

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 845 and AMD Phenom II X4 910 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon X4 845

AMD Phenom II X4 910

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 845

Around 46% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
Around 69% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1666 vs 988
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3786 vs 1776
Around 43% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 516 vs 361
Around 23% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1548 vs 1258

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1666 vs 988
PassMark - CPU mark	3786 vs 1776
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	516 vs 361
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1548 vs 1258

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 845
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 910

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1666

988

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3786

1776

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

516

361

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1548

1258

Name	AMD Athlon X4 845	AMD Phenom II X4 910
PassMark - Single thread mark	1666	988
PassMark - CPU mark	3786	1776
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	516	361
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1548	1258
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.853
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	11.946
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.244
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.237

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 845	AMD Phenom II X4 910
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD845XACKASBX
Place in performance rating	2624	2632
Series	AMD Athlon X4
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Deneb
Launch date		February 2009
Launch price (MSRP)		$100
Price now		$100
Value for money (0-100)		9.58
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		258 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Transistor count		758 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	AM3
Thermal Solution	Near Silent 95W
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		95 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions