AMD Phenom II X4 810 vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-55

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 810 and AMD Athlon 64 FX-55 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Phenom II X4 810

AMD Athlon 64 FX-55

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 810

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 4 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
4x 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 9% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 104 Watt
2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1037 vs 505
4.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1999 vs 404

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	February 2009 vs October 2004
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 104 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1037 vs 505
PassMark - CPU mark	1999 vs 404

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 810
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-55

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1037

505

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1999

404

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 810	AMD Athlon 64 FX-55
PassMark - Single thread mark	1037	505
PassMark - CPU mark	1999	404
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	352
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1207
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.314
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	7.907
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.172
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.432

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 810	AMD Athlon 64 FX-55
Essentials
Architecture codename	Deneb	San Diego
Launch date	February 2009	October 2004
Launch price (MSRP)	$116	$180
Place in performance rating	2996	3006
Price now	$115.99	$179.95
Value for money (0-100)	7.94	1.18
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	258 mm	115 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	4096 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Transistor count	758 million	114 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	104 Watt