AMD Athlon 64 FX-72 vs Phenom X4 9100e

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Combined performance score

Phenom X4 9100e
0.83

Athlon 64 FX-72 outperforms Phenom X4 9100e by 41% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Phenom X4 9100e and Athlon 64 FX-72 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking24352228
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money2.454.28
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameAgena (2007−2008)Windsor (2006−2009)
Release dateMarch 2008 (16 years old)November 2006 (17 years old)
Current price$32 $28
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon 64 FX-72 has 75% better value for money than Phenom X4 9100e.

Technical specs

Phenom X4 9100e and Athlon 64 FX-72 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm90 nm
Die size285 mm2235 mm2
Number of transistors450 million227 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X4 9100e and Athlon 64 FX-72 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
SocketAM2+F
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt125 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X4 9100e and Athlon 64 FX-72 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom X4 9100e and Athlon 64 FX-72. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1

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 0.83
Athlon 64 FX-72 1.17
+41%

Athlon 64 FX-72 outperforms Phenom X4 9100e by 41% 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%

Phenom X4 9100e 1279
Athlon 64 FX-72 1794
+40.3%

Athlon 64 FX-72 outperforms Phenom X4 9100e by 40% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.83 1.17
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 65 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 125 Watt

The Athlon 64 FX-72 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom X4 9100e in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom X4 9100e and Athlon 64 FX-72, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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