AMD Phenom II X4 B93 vs AMD Phenom X4 9350e

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 B93 and AMD Phenom X4 9350e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. 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 Phenom X4 9350e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 B93

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 40% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1142 vs 795
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2159 vs 1590

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2009 vs July 2008
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared) vs 2048 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1142 vs 795
PassMark - CPU mark	2159 vs 1590

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9350e

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 B93
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9350e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1142

795

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2159

1590

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 B93	AMD Phenom X4 9350e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1142	795
PassMark - CPU mark	2159	1590
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1201
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3281

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 B93	AMD Phenom X4 9350e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Deneb	Agena
Launch date	October 2009	July 2008
Place in performance rating	2101	2126
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	258 mm	285 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Transistor count	758 million	450 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	65 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)