Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) vs Athlon 64 FX-74

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 FX-74 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	2798	2105
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.13	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	0.46	1.21
Architecture codename	Windsor (2006−2007)	Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date	November 2006 (18 years ago)	7 November 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$500	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 FX-74 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	no data	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	0 KB	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	90 nm	45 nm
Die size	235 mm2	258 mm2
Number of transistors	227 million	758 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 FX-74 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	F	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	125 Watt	125 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 FX-74 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 FX-74 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR1

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 FX-74 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W).

PCIe version

no data

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Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	0.61	1.60
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	90 nm	45 nm

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