AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ 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, 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE

• CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 11 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• Around 45% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
• 4x 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 91% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 419 vs 219
• 3.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1396 vs 398

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

• Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+

Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	419 219
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1396 398

Compare specifications (specs)