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.

 

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 2251 2275
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™)