3020e vs Phenom X4 9100e

Place in the ranking	2589	2118
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU)
Power efficiency	1.18	24.16
Architecture codename	Agena (2007−2008)	Dali (Zen) (2020)
Release date	March 2008 (16 years ago)	4 August 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom X4 9100e and 3020e 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	4 (Quad-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Base clock speed	no data	1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.8 GHz	2.6 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	192 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1 MB
L3 cache	2 MB (shared)	4 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Die size	285 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Number of transistors	450 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X4 9100e and 3020e 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	no data
Socket	AM2+	FT5
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom X4 9100e and 3020e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X4 9100e and 3020e are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom X4 9100e and 3020e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

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.

Phenom X4 9100e 0.84

3020e 1.59
+89.3%

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.

Phenom X4 9100e 1279

3020e 2439
+90.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.84	1.59
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	65 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	6 Watt

Phenom X4 9100e has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

3020e, on the other hand, has a 89.3% higher aggregate performance score, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 983.3% lower power consumption.

The 3020e is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom X4 9100e in performance tests.

Note that Phenom X4 9100e is a desktop processor while 3020e is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom X4 9100e and 3020e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.