AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W) vs AMD Athlon 64 3200+

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W) and AMD Athlon 64 3200+ 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 8 year(s) 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 55% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 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
• Around 11% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 89 Watt
• 2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 443 vs 196
• 7.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1480 vs 197
• 18.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.745 vs 0.26

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W)
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3200+

Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	443 196
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1480 197
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	4.745 0.26

Compare specifications (specs)