AMD Phenom X4 9750B vs Athlon II X4 605e

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Combined performance score

Athlon II X4 605e
1.28
+29.3%

Athlon II X4 605e outperforms Phenom X4 9750B by 29% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Athlon II X4 605e and Phenom X4 9750B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking21522336
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.77no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenamePropus (2009−2011)Agena (2007−2008)
Release dateOctober 2009 (14 years old)August 2008 (15 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$102no data
Current price$21 (0.2x MSRP)no data
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Technical specs

Athlon II X4 605e and Phenom X4 9750B 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz2.4 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size169 mm2285 mm2
Number of transistors300 million450 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 605e and Phenom X4 9750B 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 configuration11
SocketAM3AM2+
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt95 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 605e and Phenom X4 9750B are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 605e and Phenom X4 9750B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Athlon II X4 605e 1.28
+29.3%
Phenom X4 9750B 0.99

Athlon II X4 605e outperforms Phenom X4 9750B by 29% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Athlon II X4 605e 1963
+29.1%
Phenom X4 9750B 1520

Athlon II X4 605e outperforms Phenom X4 9750B by 29% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.28 0.99
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 95 Watt

The Athlon II X4 605e is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom X4 9750B in performance tests.


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