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 75% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2539 vs 1451

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 700e

• Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 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	CPU 1 CPU 2	1320 961
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2539 1451

Compare specifications (specs)