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 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1302 vs 876
  • 3.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2370 vs 679
  • 7.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.563 vs 0.599
Specifications (specs)
Launch date June 2010 vs May 2006
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache 512 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1302 vs 876
PassMark - CPU mark 2370 vs 679
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
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 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
1302
876
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2370
679
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4.563
0.599
Name AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE
PassMark - Single thread mark 1302 876
PassMark - CPU mark 2370 679
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 435
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1359
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.563 0.599
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 13.634
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.224
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.457
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.98

Compare specifications (specs)

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

Essentials

Architecture codename Zosma Windsor
Family AMD Phenom
Launch date June 2010 May 2006
OPN PIB HD96ZTWFGRBOX
OPN Tray HD96ZTWFK4DGR
Place in performance rating 2862 2836
Series AMD Phenom II X4 Black
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3 GHz
Die size 346 mm 220 mm
L1 cache 512 KB 256 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 1024 KB
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 90 nm
Maximum core temperature 71°C
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 904 million 154 million
Unlocked

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 65 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)