AMD Athlon X4 870K vs AMD Phenom X4 9350e

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 870K and AMD Phenom X4 9350e 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 870K

AMD Phenom X4 9350e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 870K

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 105% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 96% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1558 vs 793
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3410 vs 1550

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1558 vs 793
PassMark - CPU mark	3410 vs 1550

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9350e

4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1201 vs 532
2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3281 vs 1619

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1201 vs 532
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3281 vs 1619

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 870K
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9350e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1558

793

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3410

1550

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

532

1201

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1619

3281

Name	AMD Athlon X4 870K	AMD Phenom X4 9350e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1558	793
PassMark - CPU mark	3410	1550
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	532	1201
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1619	3281

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 870K	AMD Phenom X4 9350e
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD870KXBJCSBX
Place in performance rating	2034	2043
Series	AMD Athlon X4
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Agena
Launch date		July 2008
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	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	72.40°C
Maximum frequency	4.1 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		285 mm
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
Transistor count		450 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 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
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)