AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE vs AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE and AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE 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).

AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE

AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 21% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 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
3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.563 vs 1.611
3.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 13.634 vs 3.841
2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.224 vs 0.083
2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 0.457 vs 0.159
2.7x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.98 vs 1.833

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2010 vs April 2009
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared) vs 2048 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.563 vs 1.611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	13.634 vs 3.841
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.224 vs 0.083
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.457 vs 0.159
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.98 vs 1.833

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE

3.6x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1554 vs 435
Around 96% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2668 vs 1359

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1554 vs 435
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2668 vs 1359

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

435

1554

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1359

2668

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.563

1.611

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

13.634

3.841

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.224

0.083

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.457

0.159

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.98

1.833

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE	AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1299
PassMark - CPU mark	2353
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	435	1554
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1359	2668
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.563	1.611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	13.634	3.841
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.224	0.083
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.457	0.159
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.98	1.833

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE	AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zosma	Kuma
Family	AMD Phenom
Launch date	June 2010	April 2009
OPN PIB	HD96ZTWFGRBOX
OPN Tray	HD96ZTWFK4DGR
Place in performance rating	2864	2880
Series	AMD Phenom II X4 Black
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3 GHz
Die size	346 mm	285 mm
L1 cache	512 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	71°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	904 million	450 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	95 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)