AMD Athlon X4 870K vs AMD Phenom II X4 B93

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 870K and AMD Phenom II X4 B93 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.

AMD Athlon X4 870K

AMD Phenom II X4 B93

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 870K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 46% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1558 vs 1142
Around 58% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3410 vs 2159

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1558 vs 1142
PassMark - CPU mark	3410 vs 2159

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 B93

4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 870K
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 B93

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1558

1142

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3410

2159

Name	AMD Athlon X4 870K	AMD Phenom II X4 B93
PassMark - Single thread mark	1558	1142
PassMark - CPU mark	3410	2159
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	532
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1619

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 870K	AMD Phenom II X4 B93
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD870KXBJCSBX
Place in performance rating	2127	2101
Series	AMD Athlon X4
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Deneb
Launch date		October 2009
Performance
Base frequency	3.9 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		258 mm
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 Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt
Thermal Solution	Near Silent 95W
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions