AMD Phenom II X3 B77 vs AMD Phenom II X4 905e

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X3 B77 and AMD Phenom II X4 905e 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 B77

  • CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
  • Around 28% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
  • Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1310 vs 1012
Specifications (specs)
Launch date May 2010 vs June 2009
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1310 vs 1012

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 905e

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
  • 1 more threads: 4 vs 3
  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1936 vs 1844
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 3
Number of threads 4 vs 3
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1936 vs 1844

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X3 B77
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 905e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1310
1012
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1844
1936
Name AMD Phenom II X3 B77 AMD Phenom II X4 905e
PassMark - Single thread mark 1310 1012
PassMark - CPU mark 1844 1936
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1662
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4721
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.495

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom II X3 B77 AMD Phenom II X4 905e

Essentials

Architecture codename Heka Deneb
Family AMD Phenom
Launch date May 2010 June 2009
OPN Tray HDXB77WFK3DGM
Place in performance rating 1936 1937
Price now $26.59 $53.99
Series AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X3 Triple-Core 4x Phenom II (Desktop)
Value for money (0-100) 33.97 16.84
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $212

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.2 GHz
Die size 258 mm 258 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared) 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 2.5 GHz
Number of cores 3 4
Number of threads 3 4
Transistor count 758 million 758 million
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Memory

Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt