AMD Phenom II X4 B95 vs AMD Athlon II X4 630

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 B95 and AMD Athlon II X4 630 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 II X4 630

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 B95

CPU is newer: launch date 0 month(s) later
Around 7% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1242 vs 1129
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2411 vs 2157
Around 11% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 386 vs 347
Around 11% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1280 vs 1155
Around 21% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.2 vs 2.635
Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.167 vs 0.166

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2009 vs September 2009
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1242 vs 1129
PassMark - CPU mark	2411 vs 2157
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	386 vs 347
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1280 vs 1155
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.2 vs 2.635
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.167 vs 0.166

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 630

Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 8.536 vs 7.417
Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 3.684 vs 3.481

Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	8.536 vs 7.417
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.684 vs 3.481

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 B95
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 630

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1242

1129

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2411

2157

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

386

347

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1280

1155

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.2

2.635

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

7.417

8.536

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.167

0.166

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.481

3.684

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 B95	AMD Athlon II X4 630
PassMark - Single thread mark	1242	1129
PassMark - CPU mark	2411	2157
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	386	347
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1280	1155
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.2	2.635
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	7.417	8.536
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.167	0.166
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.316
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.481	3.684

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 B95	AMD Athlon II X4 630
Essentials
Architecture codename	Deneb	Propus
Family	AMD Phenom
Launch date	October 2009	September 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$80	$63
OPN Tray	HDXB95WFK4DGM
Place in performance rating	2984	2968
Price now	$72.95	$42.99
Series	AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X4 Quad-Core
Value for money (0-100)	14.95	21.49
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3 GHz
Die size	258 mm	169 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)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Transistor count	758 million	300 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)	95 Watt	95 Watt