AMD Phenom II X4 B97 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE
Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 B97 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 B97
- CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 0 month(s) later
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
- Around 45% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
- 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 73% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1320 vs 764
- 3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2539 vs 675
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | May 2010 vs May 2006 |
Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
Maximum frequency | 3.2 GHz vs 2.2 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm vs 90 nm |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1320 vs 764 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2539 vs 675 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE
- Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
- 2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1044 vs 430
- Around 20% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1731 vs 1447
Specifications (specs) | |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 95 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1044 vs 430 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1731 vs 1447 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 B97
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | AMD Phenom II X4 B97 | AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1320 | 764 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2539 | 675 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 430 | 1044 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1447 | 1731 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Phenom II X4 B97 | AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Deneb | Windsor |
Family | AMD Phenom | |
Launch date | May 2010 | May 2006 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $100 | |
OPN Tray | HDXB97WFK4DGM | |
Place in performance rating | 2338 | 2353 |
Price now | $56.99 | |
Series | AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X4 Quad-Core | |
Value for money (0-100) | 20.09 | |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 3.2 GHz | |
Die size | 258 mm | 220 mm |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 256 KB |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1024 KB |
L3 cache | 6144 KB (shared) | |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm | 90 nm |
Maximum frequency | 3.2 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 2 |
Number of threads | 4 | |
Transistor count | 758 million | 154 million |
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Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM3 | AM2 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 65 Watt |