AMD Ryzen 5 1400 vs AMD Phenom II X4 905e

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 5 1400 and AMD Phenom II X4 905e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 5 1400

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • Around 36% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 87% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1894 vs 1012
  • 4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7751 vs 1936
  • 3.5x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 12.088 vs 3.495
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 11 April 2017 vs June 2009
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm vs 45 nm
L3 cache 8 MB vs 6144 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1894 vs 1012
PassMark - CPU mark 7751 vs 1936
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 12.088 vs 3.495

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 905e

  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1662 vs 772
  • Around 56% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4721 vs 3027
Specifications (specs)
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 384 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1662 vs 772
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4721 vs 3027

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 5 1400
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 905e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1894
1012
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
7751
1936
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
772
1662
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3027
4721
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
12.088
3.495
Name AMD Ryzen 5 1400 AMD Phenom II X4 905e
PassMark - Single thread mark 1894 1012
PassMark - CPU mark 7751 1936
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 772 1662
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3027 4721
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 3393
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 12.088 3.495
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 27.532
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.586

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Ryzen 5 1400 AMD Phenom II X4 905e

Essentials

Architecture codename Zen Deneb
Family AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date 11 April 2017 June 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $170 $212
OPN PIB YD1400BBAEBOX
OPN Tray YD1400BBM4KAE
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1964 1936
Price now $119.99 $53.99
Series AMD Ryzen 5 Desktop Processors 4x Phenom II (Desktop)
Value for money (0-100) 20.60 16.84
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.2 GHz
Die size 192 mm 258 mm
L1 cache 384 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8 MB 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 14 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 95°C
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz 2.5 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 8 4
Transistor count 4800 Million 758 million
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 2667 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM4 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 65 Watt
Thermal Solution Wraith Stealth

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0 x16

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions 2 (AVX2)
The "Zen" Core Architecture

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)