AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE vs AMD Athlon X2 4050e

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE and AMD Athlon X2 4050e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE

• CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 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 71% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm SOI vs 65 nm
• 2x 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 80% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1350 vs 751
• 3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2536 vs 674
• 3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.787 vs 0.84

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 4050e

• 2.8x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 125 Watt
• 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 996 vs 477
• Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1667 vs 1584

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 4050e

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1350 751
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2536 674
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	477 996
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1584 1667
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	2.787 0.84

Compare specifications (specs)