AMD Phenom II X4 945 (95W) vs AMD Phenom II X4 945 (125W)

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 945 (95W) and AMD Phenom II X4 945 (125W) processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Phenom II X4 945 (95W)

AMD Phenom II X4 945 (125W)

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 945 (95W)

CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 125 Watt

Launch date	July 2009 vs April 2009
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 945 (95W)
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 945 (125W)

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.576

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

14.5

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.212

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.394

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.125

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 945 (95W)	AMD Phenom II X4 945 (125W)
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	399
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1333
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.576	3.576
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	14.5	14.5
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.212	0.212
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.394	0.394
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.125	4.125

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 945 (95W)	AMD Phenom II X4 945 (125W)
Essentials
Architecture codename	Deneb	Deneb
Launch date	July 2009	April 2009
Place in performance rating	3262	3280
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	258 mm	258 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)	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Transistor count	758 million	758 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	125 Watt