AMD Phenom X4 9150e vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X4 9150e and AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Phenom X4 9150e

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9150e

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1116 vs 999
Around 97% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3175 vs 1610

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2008 vs December 2006
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1116 vs 999
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3175 vs 1610

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Around 6% higher clock speed: 1.9 GHz vs 1.8 GHz

Maximum frequency	1.9 GHz vs 1.8 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X4 9150e
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1116

999

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3175

1610

Name	AMD Phenom X4 9150e	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+
PassMark - Single thread mark	721
PassMark - CPU mark	1414
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1116	999
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3175	1610

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X4 9150e	AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Agena	Brisbane
Launch date	July 2008	December 2006
Place in performance rating	2142	2117
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$60
Value for money (0-100)		4.76
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	285 mm	126 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz	1.9 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	450 million	154 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2+	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)