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AMD Phenom II X4 905e
CPUBoss recommends the AMD Phenom II X4 905e based on its overclocking.
See full details | AMD Phenom II X4 905e vs Athlon II X4 605e |
![]() | Much more l3 cache 6 MB | ![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 52.81W |
![]() | Much better performance per watt 1.17 pt/W | ![]() | Much more l3 cache per core 1.5 MB/core |
![]() | Higher Maximum operating temperature 72 °C |
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
Fire Strike |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more |
3.9 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
Winner |
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Much more l3 cache | 6 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 12x more l3 cache; more data can be stored in the l3 cache for quick access later | |||
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Much lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 130.78W | 2.5x lower typical power consumption | |||
Much better performance per watt | 1.17 pt/W | vs | 0.64 pt/W | More than 80% better performance per watt | |||
Much more l3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | vs | 0.13 MB/core | 12x more l3 cache per core | |||
Higher clock speed | 2.5 GHz | vs | 2.3 GHz | Around 10% higher clock speed | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 53.03 $/year | 3.4x lower annual home energy cost | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 120.63 $/year | 2.1x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.41 GHz | vs | 3.36 GHz | Almost the same | |||
Better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.5 GHz | vs | 2.3 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Higher Maximum operating temperature | 72 °C | vs | 70 °C | Around 5% higher Maximum operating temperature |
summary | Phenom II X4 905e | vs | Athlon II X4 605e |
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Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.3 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
Socket type | |||
AM3 | |||
Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE4a | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
3DNow! | |||
Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 65W | 45W | |
Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 53.03 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 120.63 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 1.17 pt/W | 0.64 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 130.78W | |
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Clock speed | 2,000 MHz | 2,000 MHz |
details | Phenom II X4 905e | vs | Athlon II X4 605e |
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Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
Threads | 4 | 4 | |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
L3 cache | 6 MB | 0.5 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 0.13 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 45 nm | 45 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Voltage range | 0.82 - 1.25V | 0.78 - 1.25V | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 70°C | Unknown - 72°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.41 GHz | 3.36 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.5 GHz | 2.3 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.41 GHz | 3.36 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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