AMD Phenom II X4 B97 vs AMD Athlon II X4 600e

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 B97 and AMD Athlon II X4 600e 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.

AMD Phenom II X4 B97

AMD Athlon II X4 600e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 B97

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
Around 45% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1320 vs 913
Around 42% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2548 vs 1795

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2010 vs October 2009
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1320 vs 913
PassMark - CPU mark	2548 vs 1795

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 600e

2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 B97
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 600e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1320

913

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2548

1795

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 B97	AMD Athlon II X4 600e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1320	913
PassMark - CPU mark	2548	1795
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	430
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1447

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 B97	AMD Athlon II X4 600e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Deneb	Propus
Family	AMD Phenom
Launch date	May 2010	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$100	$130
OPN Tray	HDXB97WFK4DGM
Place in performance rating	2339	2379
Price now	$56.99	$130.23
Series	AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X4 Quad-Core
Value for money (0-100)	20.09	5.55
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.2 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	3.2 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	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	45 Watt