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.

 

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: 1638 vs 1142
  • Around 67% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3596 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 1638 vs 1142
PassMark - CPU mark 3596 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
1638
1142
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3596
2159
Name AMD Athlon X4 950 AMD Phenom II X4 B93
PassMark - Single thread mark 1638 1142
PassMark - CPU mark 3596 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™)