AMD Phenom II X4 910 vs AMD Athlon X2 4450e

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 910 and AMD Athlon X2 4450e 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).

AMD Phenom II X4 910

AMD Athlon X2 4450e

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
Around 13% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
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
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1776 vs 867

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	February 2009 vs April 2008
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
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 - CPU mark	1776 vs 867

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 4450e

2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1066 vs 988
2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1045 vs 361
Around 35% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1701 vs 1258

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1066 vs 988
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1045 vs 361
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1701 vs 1258

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 910
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 4450e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

988

1066

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1776

867

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

361

1045

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1258

1701

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 910	AMD Athlon X2 4450e
PassMark - Single thread mark	988	1066
PassMark - CPU mark	1776	867
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	361	1045
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1258	1701
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.62
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		6.492

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 910	AMD Athlon X2 4450e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Deneb	Brisbane
Launch date	February 2009	April 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$100
Place in performance rating	2554	2544
Price now	$100
Value for money (0-100)	9.58
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	2.3 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	45 Watt