AMD Phenom II X3 B73 vs AMD Athlon X2 4850e

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X3 B73 and AMD Athlon X2 4850e 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.

AMD Phenom II X3 B73

AMD Athlon X2 4850e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 B73

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
Around 12% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 21% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1091 vs 903
2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1673 vs 783

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2009 vs March 2008
Number of cores	3 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1091 vs 903
PassMark - CPU mark	1673 vs 783

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 4850e

2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X3 B73
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 4850e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1091

903

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1673

783

Name	AMD Phenom II X3 B73	AMD Athlon X2 4850e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1091	903
PassMark - CPU mark	1673	783
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1198
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1990

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X3 B73	AMD Athlon X2 4850e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Heka	Brisbane
Launch date	October 2009	March 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$75
Place in performance rating	2171	2174
Price now	$75
Value for money (0-100)	10.75
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	258 mm	126 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	3	2
Transistor count	758 million	154 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	45 Watt