AMD FX-6330 vs AMD Phenom II X4 910e

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-6330 and AMD Phenom II X4 910e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, 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 FX-6330

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • Around 38% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1531 vs 1082
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4433 vs 2131
Specifications (specs)
Launch date December 2015 vs January 2010
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache 6144 KB vs 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared) vs 6144 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1531 vs 1082
PassMark - CPU mark 4433 vs 2131

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 910e

  • Around 78% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 288 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-6330
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 910e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1531
1082
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
4433
2131
Name AMD FX-6330 AMD Phenom II X4 910e
PassMark - Single thread mark 1531 1082
PassMark - CPU mark 4433 2131
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1715
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 5037

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD FX-6330 AMD Phenom II X4 910e

Essentials

Architecture codename Vishera Deneb
Launch date December 2015 January 2010
Place in performance rating 1532 1534
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $157
Price now $156.99
Value for money (0-100) 6.12

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 315 mm 258 mm
L1 cache 288 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 6144 KB 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared) 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz 2.6 GHz
Number of cores 6 4
Transistor count 1200 million 758 million

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3+ AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt 65 Watt

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)