AMD Phenom II X4 B95 vs AMD Athlon 64 2800+

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 B95 and AMD Athlon 64 2800+ 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Phenom II X4 B95

AMD Athlon 64 2800+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 B95

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 5 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 67% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
4x 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
2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1242 vs 511
5.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2401 vs 438

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2009 vs April 2004
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1242 vs 511
PassMark - CPU mark	2401 vs 438

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 2800+

Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 B95
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 2800+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1242

511

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2401

438

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 B95	AMD Athlon 64 2800+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1242	511
PassMark - CPU mark	2401	438
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	386
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1280
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.2
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	7.417
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.167
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.316
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.481

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 B95	AMD Athlon 64 2800+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Deneb	NewCastle
Family	AMD Phenom
Launch date	October 2009	April 2004
Launch price (MSRP)	$80	$100
OPN Tray	HDXB95WFK4DGM
Place in performance rating	2983	2974
Price now	$72.95	$99.99
Series	AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X4 Quad-Core
Value for money (0-100)	14.95	1.29
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3 GHz
Die size	258 mm	144 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Transistor count	758 million	69 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	89 Watt