AMD Phenom II X4 900e vs AMD Phenom X4 9100e

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 900e and AMD Phenom X4 9100e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. 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 Phenom X4 9100e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 900e

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 33% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 917 vs 734
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1505 vs 1279

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2009 vs March 2008
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared) vs 2048 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	917 vs 734
PassMark - CPU mark	1505 vs 1279

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 900e
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9100e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

917

734

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1505

1279

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 900e	AMD Phenom X4 9100e
PassMark - Single thread mark	917	734
PassMark - CPU mark	1505	1279
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		855
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2584

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 900e	AMD Phenom X4 9100e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Deneb	Agena
Launch date	June 2009	March 2008
Place in performance rating	2380	2395
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	258 mm	285 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)	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Transistor count	758 million	450 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)