AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE vs AMD Sempron X2 2300

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE and AMD Sempron X2 2300 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 2 year(s) 1 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 45% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • 6x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 12x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1453 vs 621
  • 3.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3795 vs 982
Specifications (specs)
Launch date April 2010 vs March 2008
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 6 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1453 vs 621
PassMark - CPU mark 3795 vs 982

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron X2 2300

  • Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE
CPU 2: AMD Sempron X2 2300

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1453
621
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3795
982
Name AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE AMD Sempron X2 2300
PassMark - Single thread mark 1453 621
PassMark - CPU mark 3795 982
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 Sempron X2 2300

Essentials

Architecture codename Thuban Brisbane
Launch date April 2010 March 2008
Place in performance rating 2808 2799
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 346 mm 118 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 256 KB
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 2.2 GHz
Number of cores 6 2
Transistor count 904 million 221 million
Unlocked

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 2
Sockets supported AM3 AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt 65 Watt