AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE vs AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W)

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE and AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W) 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), 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).

AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE

AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W)

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 9% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
5.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2268 vs 443
4.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6568 vs 1480

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2011 vs August 2009
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz vs 3.4 GHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2268 vs 443
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6568 vs 1480

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

Around 56% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W)

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2268

443

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6568

1480

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE	AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W)
PassMark - Single thread mark	1511
PassMark - CPU mark	2839
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	2268	443
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6568	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

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE	AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W)
Essentials
Architecture codename	Deneb	Deneb
Family	AMD Phenom	AMD Phenom
Launch date	May 2011	August 2009
OPN PIB	HDZ980FBGMBOX	HDZ965FBGMBOX
OPN Tray	HDZ980FBK4DGM	HDZ965FBK4DGM
Place in performance rating	1199	3249
Series	AMD Phenom II X4 Black	AMD Phenom II X4 Black
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.7 GHz	3.4 GHz
Die size	258 mm	258 mm
L1 cache	512 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.7 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	758 million	758 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	80 Watt