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| AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Athlon 64 X2 4400+ |
Released November, 2009
AMD Phenom II X4 965
- 3.4 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the AMD Phenom II X4 965
![]() | Much more l2 cache 2 MB | ![]() | Much higher clock speed 3.4 GHz |
![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 45 nm | ![]() | Much better PassMark score 5,916 |
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First seen on January, 2013
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+
- 2.3 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Athlon 64 X2 4400+
![]() | Much lower typical power consumption 52.81W | ![]() | Much lower annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year |
![]() | Much lower annual commercial energy cost 56.94 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 1 MB | 2x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
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Much higher clock speed | 3.4 GHz | vs | 2.3 GHz | Around 50% higher clock speed | |||
Much newer manufacturing process | 45 nm | vs | 90 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
Much better PassMark score | 5,916 | vs | 1,145 | Around 5.2x better PassMark score | |||
Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,361 | vs | 691 | More than 95% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | 5,974 | vs | 1,629 | Around 3.8x better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | |||
More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.05 GHz | vs | 2.75 GHz | More than 45% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.22 GHz | vs | 3.13 GHz | Around 35% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Much lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 152.93W | 2.9x lower typical power consumption | |||
Much lower annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | vs | 54.06 $/year | 3.5x lower annual home energy cost | |||
Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | vs | 152.42 $/year | 2.7x lower annual commercial energy cost |
Benchmarks Real world tests of Phenom II X4 965 vs Athlon 64 X2 4400+
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Phenom II X4 965
6,266
Athlon 64 X2 4400+
2,435
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Phenom II X4 965
1,774
Athlon 64 X2 4400+
1,282
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Phenom II X4 965
137,800 MB/s
Athlon 64 X2 4400+
85.5 MB/s
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Phenom II X4 965
5,974
Athlon 64 X2 4400+
1,629
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
Phenom II X4 965
6,445
Athlon 64 X2 4400+
2,808
GeekBench
Phenom II X4 965
7,939
Athlon 64 X2 4400+
2,808
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
Phenom II X4 965
5,916
Athlon 64 X2 4400+
1,145
PassMark (Single Core)
Phenom II X4 965
1,361
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Phenom II X4 965 | vs | Athlon 64 X2 4400+ |
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Clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 2.3 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Dual core | |
Socket type | |||
AM3 | |||
AM2 | |||
939 | |||
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 |
details | Phenom II X4 965 | vs | Athlon 64 X2 4400+ |
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Threads | 4 | 2 | |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 45 nm | 90 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 4.05 GHz | 2.75 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.22 GHz | 3.13 GHz | |
PassMark (Overclocked) | 3,136.7 | 1,605.4 | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.05 GHz | 2.75 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
TDP | 140W | 65W | |
Annual home energy cost | 54.06 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 152.42 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 1.08 pt/W | 0.89 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 152.93W | 52.81W |
AMD Phenom II X4 965 ![]() | AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ ![]() |
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