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
CPU 1
CPU 2
1320
764
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2539
675
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
430
1044
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1447
1731
Name AMD Phenom II X4 B97 AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE
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

Essentials

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 2352
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

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
Unlocked

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