AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE

• CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 1 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 42% higher clock speed: 3.4 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
• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1300 vs 876
• 3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2362 vs 679
• 7.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.563 vs 0.599

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE

• Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1300 876
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2362 679
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	4.563 0.599

Compare specifications (specs)