AMD Athlon X4 950 vs AMD Phenom II X4 B93

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 950 and AMD Phenom II X4 B93 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

AMD Phenom II X4 B93

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 950

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 9 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
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
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1636 vs 1142
Around 66% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3591 vs 2159

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	27 July 2017 vs October 2009
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1636 vs 1142
PassMark - CPU mark	3591 vs 2159

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 950
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 B93

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1636

1142

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3591

2159

Name	AMD Athlon X4 950	AMD Phenom II X4 B93
PassMark - Single thread mark	1636	1142
PassMark - CPU mark	3591	2159
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	514
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1557

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 950	AMD Phenom II X4 B93
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Deneb
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	27 July 2017	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$60
OPN PIB	AD950XAGABBOX
OPN Tray	AD950XAGM44AB
Place in performance rating	2088	2101
Price now	$59.99
Series	AMD Athlon X4
Value for money (0-100)	26.05
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.5 GHz
Die size	246 mm	258 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1178 million	758 million
Unlocked
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45/65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)