AMD Ryzen 7 1800X vs AMD Phenom II X4 910e

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 7 1800X and AMD Phenom II X4 910e 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

AMD Phenom II X4 910e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 1800X

CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
Around 54% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.7x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2198 vs 1082
7.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 16388 vs 2131
Around 26% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6333 vs 5037

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 March 2017 vs January 2010
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	768 KB vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB vs 6144 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2198 vs 1082
PassMark - CPU mark	16388 vs 2131
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6333 vs 5037

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 910e

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 84% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1715 vs 934

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1715 vs 934

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 7 1800X
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 910e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2198

1082

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

16388

2131

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

934

1715

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

6333

5037

Name	AMD Ryzen 7 1800X	AMD Phenom II X4 910e
PassMark - Single thread mark	2198	1082
PassMark - CPU mark	16388	2131
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	934	1715
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	6333	5037
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	4496
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	23.426
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	55.914
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	1.16
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	3.726
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	14.577

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 7 1800X	AMD Phenom II X4 910e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Deneb
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
Launch date	2 March 2017	January 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	$157
OPN PIB	YD180XBCAEWOF
OPN Tray	YD180XBCM88AE
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1531	1534
Price now	$249.49	$156.99
Series	AMD Ryzen 7 Desktop Processors
Value for money (0-100)	18.18	6.12
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.6 GHz
Die size	192 mm	258 mm
L1 cache	768 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	16 MB	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	95°C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	8	4
Number of threads	16
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)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Thermal Solution	Not included
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0 x16
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
Enmotus FuzeDrive
Extended Frequency Range (XFR)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)