AMD Phenom II X3 705e vs FX 4100 |
Released June, 2009
AMD Phenom II X3 705e
- 2.5 GHz
- Tri core
Reasons to buy the AMD Phenom II X3 705e
 | Much lower annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year | | Much lower annual commercial energy cost 56.94 $/year |
| | Higher Maximum operating temperature 72 °C |
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Released October, 2011
AMD FX 4100
- 3.6 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the FX 4100
| | Much more l2 cache 4 MB | | Much higher clock speed 3.6 GHz |
| | Is unlocked Yes | | Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 34.18 $/year | 2.2x lower annual home energy cost | |||
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| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 114.41 $/year | 2x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Higher Maximum operating temperature | 72 °C | vs | 70.5 °C | Almost the same | |||
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| Much more l2 cache | 4 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 8x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Much higher clock speed | 3.6 GHz | vs | 2.5 GHz | Around 45% higher clock speed | |||
| Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
| Much newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.17 MB/core | More than 6x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.66 GHz | vs | 3.57 GHz | More than 30% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.99 GHz | vs | 2.5 GHz | Around 2x better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Newer | Oct, 2011 | vs | Jun, 2009 | Release date over 2 years later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Phenom II X3 705e vs FX 4100
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
Cinebench R11.5
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Phenom II X3 705e | vs | FX 4100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.6 GHz | |
| Cores | Tri core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| AM3 | |||
| AM3+ | |||
| Is unlocked | No | Yes | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| F16C | |||
| MMX | |||
| XOP | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| ABM | |||
| CLMUL | |||
| AMD64 | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| FMA4 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| CVT16 | |||
| AMD-V | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 65W | 95W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 34.18 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 114.41 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.15 pt/W | 6.46 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | N/A | |
bus | |||
| Clock speed | 2,000 MHz | 3,200 MHz | |
details | Phenom II X3 705e | vs | FX 4100 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 3 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 0.5 MB | 4 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.17 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 8 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core | 2 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 32 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Voltage range | 0.8 - 1.25V | 1.14 - 1.55V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 72°C | Unknown - 70.5°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.57 GHz | 4.66 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.5 GHz | 4.99 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.57 GHz | 4.66 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
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