AMD Phenom II X4 965 vs Athlon II X2 275 |
Released November, 2009
AMD Phenom II X4 965
- 3.4 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the AMD Phenom II X4 965
 | More cores 4 | | More threads 4 |
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First seen on January, 2013
AMD Athlon II X2 275
- 3.5 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Athlon II X2 275
| | Much lower typical power consumption 52.81W | | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core |
| | Higher clock speed 3.5 GHz | | Much lower annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| More cores | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
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| More threads | 4 | vs | 2 | Twice as many threads | |||
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| Much lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 152.93W | 2.9x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Higher clock speed | 3.5 GHz | vs | 3.4 GHz | Around 5% higher clock speed | |||
| 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 | |||
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Features Key features of the Phenom II X4 965 vs Athlon II X2 275
clock speed
L2 cache
TDP
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Phenom II X4 965 | vs | Athlon II X2 275 |
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| Clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Dual core | |
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 II X2 275 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 4 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 45 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
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 | |
| Typical power consumption | 152.93W | 52.81W | |
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| Clock speed | 2,000 MHz | 2,000 MHz | |
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