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AMD Phenom II X4 B93
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See full details | AMD Phenom II X4 B93 vs 955 |
![]() | Is unlocked Yes |
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 |
2.7 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
Winner |
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CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the B93 vs the 955 Black Edition. | |||||||
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Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking |
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summary | Phenom II X4 B93 | vs | 955 |
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Clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 3.2 GHz | |
Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
Socket type | |||
AM3 | |||
Is unlocked | No | Yes | |
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 | 95W | 125W | |
Annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year | 30.11 $/year | |
Annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year | 109.5 $/year | |
Performance per watt | 1.46 pt/W | 1.28 pt/W | |
Typical power consumption | 77.19W | 101.56W | |
bus | |||
Clock speed | 2,000 MHz | 2,000 MHz |
details | Phenom II X4 B93 | vs | 955 |
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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 | 6 MB | |
L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 45 nm | 45 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
Voltage range | 0.8 - 1.43V | 0.88 - 1.5V | |
Operating temperature | Unknown - 71°C | Unknown - 62°C | |
overclocking | |||
Overclocked clock speed | 3.64 GHz | 3.99 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.8 GHz | 4.14 GHz | |
Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.64 GHz | 3.99 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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