AMD Phenom X2 B60 vs AMD Phenom X4 B99

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X2 B60 and AMD Phenom X4 B99 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X2 B60

  • Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 4% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2627 vs 2536
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 2627 vs 2536

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 B99

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1377 vs 1346
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1377 vs 1346

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X2 B60
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 B99

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1346
1377
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2627
2536
Name AMD Phenom X2 B60 AMD Phenom X4 B99
PassMark - Single thread mark 1346 1377
PassMark - CPU mark 2627 2536

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom X2 B60 AMD Phenom X4 B99

Essentials

Family AMD Phenom AMD Phenom
OPN Tray HDXB60WFK2DGM HDXB99WFK4DGM
Place in performance rating 1854 1834
Series AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X2 Dual-Core AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X4 Quad-Core
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

Base frequency 3.5 GHz 3.3 GHz
L2 cache 1 MB 2 MB
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2 4
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Compatibility

Sockets supported AM3 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 80 Watt 95 Watt