AMD Phenom X4 B99 vs AMD Athlon II X3 415e

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X4 B99 and AMD Athlon II X3 415e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Phenom X4 B99

AMD Athlon II X3 415e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 B99

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1377 vs 1028
Around 76% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2536 vs 1441

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 3
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1377 vs 1028
PassMark - CPU mark	2536 vs 1441

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 415e

2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X4 B99
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 415e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1377

1028

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2536

1441

Name	AMD Phenom X4 B99	AMD Athlon II X3 415e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1377	1028
PassMark - CPU mark	2536	1441
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1555
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3540

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X4 B99	AMD Athlon II X3 415e
Essentials
Family	AMD Phenom
OPN Tray	HDXB99WFK4DGM
Place in performance rating	1822	1808
Series	AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X4 Quad-Core
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Rana
Launch date		May 2010
Launch price (MSRP)		$75
Price now		$75
Value for money (0-100)		8.83
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB (per core)
Number of cores	4	3
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		169 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology		45 nm
Maximum frequency		2.5 GHz
Transistor count		300 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM3	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	45 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR3