AMD Phenom X4 9450e vs Athlon 64 X2 4400+ |
First seen on June, 2012
AMD Phenom X4 9450e
- 2.1 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the AMD Phenom X4 9450e
 | Much more l2 cache 2 MB | | Much newer manufacturing process 65 nm |
| | Much better PassMark score 2,621 | | More cores 4 |
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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+
| | Higher clock speed 2.3 GHz | | Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) 2.75 GHz |
| | Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) 3.13 GHz |
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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 newer manufacturing process | 65 nm | vs | 90 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much better PassMark score | 2,621 | vs | 1,145 | More than 2.2x better PassMark 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 performance per watt | 1.48 pt/W | vs | 0.89 pt/W | More than 65% better performance per watt | |||
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| Higher clock speed | 2.3 GHz | vs | 2.1 GHz | Around 10% higher clock speed | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.75 GHz | vs | 2.51 GHz | Around 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.13 GHz | vs | 2.1 GHz | Around 50% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Phenom X4 9450e vs Athlon 64 X2 4400+
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Phenom X4 9450e | vs | Athlon 64 X2 4400+ |
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| Clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.3 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Dual core | |
| Socket type | |||
| AM2+ | |||
| 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 X4 9450e | vs | Athlon 64 X2 4400+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 4 | 2 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 90 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.51 GHz | 2.75 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.1 GHz | 3.13 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.51 GHz | 2.75 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 65W | 65W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 15.66 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 56.94 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.48 pt/W | 0.89 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 52.81W | |
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