AMD Phenom II X4 910 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 910 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+ 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 910

AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 910

CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
2x 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 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 988 vs 746
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1776 vs 653

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	February 2009 vs April 2008
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	988 vs 746
PassMark - CPU mark	1776 vs 653

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+

Around 15% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 910
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

988

746

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1776

653

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 910	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+
PassMark - Single thread mark	988	746
PassMark - CPU mark	1776	653
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	361
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1258

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 910	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Deneb	Brisbane
Launch date	February 2009	April 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$100
Place in performance rating	2636	2637
Price now	$100	$24.99
Value for money (0-100)	9.58	18.01
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	258 mm	126 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	758 million	154 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	89 Watt