AMD Phenom II X4 900e vs AMD Phenom X4 9750B

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 900e and AMD Phenom X4 9750B 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.

AMD Phenom II X4 900e

AMD Phenom X4 9750B

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 900e

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
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 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2009 vs August 2008
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared) vs 2048 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	917 vs 913

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9750B

Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1520 vs 1505

Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1520 vs 1505

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 900e
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9750B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

917

913

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1505

1520

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 900e	AMD Phenom X4 9750B
PassMark - Single thread mark	917	913
PassMark - CPU mark	1505	1520

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 900e	AMD Phenom X4 9750B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Deneb	Agena
Launch date	June 2009	August 2008
Place in performance rating	2381	2383
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	2.4 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	95 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)