AMD Athlon X4 950 vs AMD Athlon II X2 220

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 950 and AMD Athlon II X2 220 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 950

vs

AMD Athlon II X2 220

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 950

• CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 10 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• Around 36% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
• 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 50% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1640 vs 1091
• 3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3610 vs 1038
• Around 52% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 514 vs 339
• 2.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1557 vs 603

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 950
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 220

Compare specifications (specs)