AMD Phenom II X4 B95 vs AMD Phenom II X4 925

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 B95 and AMD Phenom II X4 925 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 Phenom II X4 925

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 B95

CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
Around 7% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1242 vs 1150
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2411 vs 2272
Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 386 vs 357
Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1280 vs 1147
2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.2 vs 1.088
Around 8% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 3.481 vs 3.231

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2009 vs May 2009
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1242 vs 1150
PassMark - CPU mark	2411 vs 2272
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	386 vs 357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1280 vs 1147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.2 vs 1.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.481 vs 3.231

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 925

Around 41% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 10.457 vs 7.417
Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.197 vs 0.167

Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	10.457 vs 7.417
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.197 vs 0.167

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 B95
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 925

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1242

1150

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2411

2272

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

386

357

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1280

1147

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.2

1.088

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

7.417

10.457

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.167

0.197

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.481

3.231

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 B95	AMD Phenom II X4 925
PassMark - Single thread mark	1242	1150
PassMark - CPU mark	2411	2272
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	386	357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1280	1147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.2	1.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	7.417	10.457
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.167	0.197
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.316
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.481	3.231

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 B95	AMD Phenom II X4 925
Essentials
Architecture codename	Deneb	Deneb
Family	AMD Phenom
Launch date	October 2009	May 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$80	$160
OPN Tray	HDXB95WFK4DGM
Place in performance rating	2985	2969
Price now	$72.95	$43.99
Series	AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X4 Quad-Core
Value for money (0-100)	14.95	22.90
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3 GHz
Die size	258 mm	258 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)	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	758 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