AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W) vs AMD Athlon 64 2650e

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W) and AMD Athlon 64 2650e 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W)

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
  • Around 113% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 1.6 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
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Launch date August 2009 vs January 2009
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 4 vs 1
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 2650e

  • 5.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 80 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 80 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W)
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 2650e

Name AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W) AMD Athlon 64 2650e
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 443
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1480
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.288
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 11.963
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.208
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.745
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.424
PassMark - Single thread mark 304
PassMark - CPU mark 274

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W) AMD Athlon 64 2650e

Essentials

Architecture codename Deneb Lima
Family AMD Phenom
Launch date August 2009 January 2009
OPN PIB HDZ965FBGMBOX
OPN Tray HDZ965FBK4DGM
Place in performance rating 3238 3242
Series AMD Phenom II X4 Black
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.4 GHz
Die size 258 mm 77 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 512 KB
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz 1.6 GHz
Number of cores 4 1
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 758 million 122 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) 80 Watt 15 Watt