AMD Phenom X4 B99 vs AMD Sempron 150

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X4 B99 and AMD Sempron 150 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 Sempron 150

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 B99

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1377 vs 1117
4.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2536 vs 597

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 1
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1024 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1377 vs 1117
PassMark - CPU mark	2536 vs 597

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 150

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 Sempron 150

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1377

1117

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2536

597

Name	AMD Phenom X4 B99	AMD Sempron 150
PassMark - Single thread mark	1377	1117
PassMark - CPU mark	2536	597
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1683
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1576

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X4 B99	AMD Sempron 150
Essentials
Family	AMD Phenom
OPN Tray	HDXB99WFK4DGM
Place in performance rating	1835	1852
Series	AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X4 Quad-Core
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Sargas
Launch date		December 2010
Launch price (MSRP)		$73
Price now		$44.95
Value for money (0-100)		4.62
Performance
Base frequency	3.3 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	1024 KB (per core)
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		117 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology		45 nm
Maximum frequency		2.9 GHz
Transistor count		234 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