AMD Phenom II X6 1045T vs AMD Phenom X4 9850B

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X6 1045T and AMD Phenom X4 9850B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X6 1045T

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • Around 28% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 29% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1279 vs 992
  • Around 64% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3188 vs 1946
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2010 vs August 2008
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache 768 KB vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 3 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 6 MB vs 2048 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1279 vs 992
PassMark - CPU mark 3188 vs 1946

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X6 1045T
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9850B

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1279
992
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3188
1946
Name AMD Phenom II X6 1045T AMD Phenom X4 9850B
PassMark - Single thread mark 1279 992
PassMark - CPU mark 3188 1946
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1915
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7420
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.255
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 14.359
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.277
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.376
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.413

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom II X6 1045T AMD Phenom X4 9850B

Essentials

Architecture codename Thuban Agena
Family AMD Phenom
Launch date September 2010 August 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $175
OPN PIB HDT45TWFGRBOX
OPN Tray HDT45TWFK6DGR
Place in performance rating 2153 2180
Price now $175
Series AMD Phenom II X6
Value for money (0-100) 8.11
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.7 GHz
Die size 346 mm 285 mm
L1 cache 768 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 3 MB 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 6 MB 2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 71°C
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 2.5 GHz
Number of cores 6 4
Transistor count 904 million 450 million
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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 95 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)