AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE and AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 1090T BE

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 2
  • Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
  • 6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1455 vs 617
  • 3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3780 vs 972
Specifications (specs)
Launch date April 2010 vs November 2006
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 6 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1455 vs 617
PassMark - CPU mark 3780 vs 972

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1455
617
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3780
972
Name AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE AMD Athlon 64 FX-74
PassMark - Single thread mark 1455 617
PassMark - CPU mark 3780 972
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 460
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1974
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 16.825
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.312
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.417

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE AMD Athlon 64 FX-74

Essentials

Architecture codename Thuban Windsor
Launch date April 2010 November 2006
Place in performance rating 2815 2806
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $500
Price now $499.50
Value for money (0-100) 0.88

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 346 mm 235 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 128 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 3 GHz
Number of cores 6 2
Transistor count 904 million 227 million
Unlocked

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3 DDR1

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3 F
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt 125 Watt