AMD Phenom II X4 900e vs AMD Athlon 64 3800+

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 900e and AMD Athlon 64 3800+ 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 X4 900e

AMD Athlon 64 3800+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 900e

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 2 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
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 917 vs 673
2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1505 vs 590

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2009 vs April 2005
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 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	917 vs 673
PassMark - CPU mark	1505 vs 590

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 900e
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3800+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

917

673

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1505

590

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 900e	AMD Athlon 64 3800+
PassMark - Single thread mark	917	673
PassMark - CPU mark	1505	590
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1146
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1094

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 900e	AMD Athlon 64 3800+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Deneb	Venice
Launch date	June 2009	April 2005
Place in performance rating	2381	2411
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$160
Price now		$179.95
Value for money (0-100)		2.02
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	258 mm	83 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Transistor count	758 million	69 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	89 Watt