AMD Athlon X4 950 vs AMD Athlon X2 7450

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 950 and AMD Athlon X2 7450 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 950

• CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 7 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 58% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 65 nm
• 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 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
• Around 92% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1638 vs 853
• 4.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3596 vs 789

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 7450

• 2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1407 vs 514
• Around 51% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2355 vs 1557

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 950
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 7450

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1638 853
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	3596 789
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	514 1407
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1557 2355

Compare specifications (specs)