AMD Phenom II X4 B97 vs AMD Phenom II X3 700e
Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 B97 and AMD Phenom II X3 700e 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 10 month(s) later
- 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
- Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
- Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 37% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1320 vs 961
- Around 76% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2548 vs 1451
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | May 2010 vs June 2009 |
Number of cores | 4 vs 3 |
Maximum frequency | 3.2 GHz vs 2.4 GHz |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core) |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1320 vs 961 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2548 vs 1451 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 700e
- Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 95 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 B97
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 700e
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Phenom II X4 B97 | AMD Phenom II X3 700e |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1320 | 961 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2548 | 1451 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 430 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1447 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Phenom II X4 B97 | AMD Phenom II X3 700e | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Deneb | Heka |
Family | AMD Phenom | |
Launch date | May 2010 | June 2009 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $100 | |
OPN Tray | HDXB97WFK4DGM | |
Place in performance rating | 2339 | 2327 |
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 | 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 | 3.2 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 3 |
Number of threads | 4 | |
Transistor count | 758 million | 758 million |
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Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM3 | AM3 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 65 Watt |