AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE vs AMD Sempron X2 2100

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE and AMD Sempron X2 2100 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 2 year(s) 3 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 89% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
• 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1300 vs 557
• 2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2362 vs 936

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron X2 2100

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

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE
CPU 2: AMD Sempron X2 2100

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1300 557
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2362 936

Compare specifications (specs)