AMD Sempron 130 vs AMD Phenom X4 9850B

Comparative analysis of AMD Sempron 130 and AMD Phenom X4 9850B processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Sempron 130

AMD Phenom X4 9850B

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 130

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1059 vs 992

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	August 2011 vs August 2008
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1059 vs 992

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9850B

3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
4x 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
3.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1946 vs 511

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 1
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1946 vs 511

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Sempron 130
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9850B

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1059

992

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

511

1946

Name	AMD Sempron 130	AMD Phenom X4 9850B
PassMark - Single thread mark	1059	992
PassMark - CPU mark	511	1946

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Sempron 130	AMD Phenom X4 9850B
Essentials
Architecture codename	Sargas	Agena
Launch date	August 2011	August 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$25
Place in performance rating	2250	2274
Price now	$24.99
Value for money (0-100)	7.73
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	285 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.5 GHz
Number of cores	1	4
Transistor count	234 million	450 million
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	95 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)