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.

AMD Phenom II X4 B93

AMD Athlon X2 5050e

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

1142

917

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2159

846

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 B93	AMD Athlon X2 5050e
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
Essentials
Architecture codename	Deneb	Brisbane
Launch date	October 2009	October 2008
Place in performance rating	2096	2119
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
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
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	45 Watt