AMD Phenom II X2 560 BE vs AMD Phenom II X4 B97

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X2 560 BE and AMD Phenom II X4 B97 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. 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 Phenom II X2 560 BE

• CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
• Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
• Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1389 vs 1320

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 B97

• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• 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 85% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2539 vs 1375
• Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 430 vs 426
• Around 89% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1447 vs 764

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X2 560 BE
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 B97

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1389 1320
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1375 2539
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	426 430
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	764 1447

Compare specifications (specs)