AMD Phenom II X4 B93 vs AMD Athlon X2 5050e
Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 B93 and AMD Athlon X2 5050e 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 B93
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
- Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm 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 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1142 vs 917
- 2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2159 vs 846
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | October 2009 vs October 2008 |
Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
Maximum frequency | 2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm vs 65 nm |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1142 vs 917 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2159 vs 846 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 5050e
- 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt vs 95 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 B93
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 5050e
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Phenom II X4 B93 | AMD Athlon X2 5050e |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1142 | 917 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2159 | 846 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1252 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 2164 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Phenom II X4 B93 | AMD Athlon X2 5050e | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Deneb | Brisbane |
Launch date | October 2009 | October 2008 |
Place in performance rating | 2101 | 2125 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Die size | 258 mm | 126 mm |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
L3 cache | 6144 KB (shared) | |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm | 65 nm |
Maximum frequency | 2.8 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 2 |
Transistor count | 758 million | 154 million |
Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM3 | AM2 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 45 Watt |