AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE 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 33% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 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 89% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 419 vs 222
• 3.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1396 vs 397
• 5.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.993 vs 0.708
• 8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 11.511 vs 1.445
• 4.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.196 vs 0.042

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE

• Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE

Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	419 222
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1396 397
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	3.993 0.708
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	11.511 1.445
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	0.196 0.042

Compare specifications (specs)