AMD Phenom X4 9450e vs II X4 965 |
First seen on June, 2012
AMD Phenom X4 9450e
- 2.1 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the AMD Phenom X4 9450e
 | Much lower typical power consumption 52.81W | | Much better performance per watt 1.48 pt/W |
| | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 70 °C | | Much lower annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year |
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Released November, 2009
AMD Phenom II X4 965
- 3.4 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the II X4 965
| | Much higher clock speed 3.4 GHz | | Is unlocked Yes |
| | Much better PassMark (Single core) score 1,361 | | Much newer manufacturing process 45 nm |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much lower typical power consumption | 52.81W | vs | 152.93W | 2.9x lower typical power consumption | |||
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| Much better performance per watt | 1.48 pt/W | vs | 1.08 pt/W | More than 35% better performance per watt | |||
| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 70 °C | vs | 62 °C | Around 15% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| 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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| Much higher clock speed | 3.4 GHz | vs | 2.1 GHz | More than 60% higher clock speed | |||
| Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
| Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,361 | vs | 759 | Around 80% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Much newer manufacturing process | 45 nm | vs | 65 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.05 GHz | vs | 2.51 GHz | More than 60% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.22 GHz | vs | 2.1 GHz | More than 2x better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Phenom X4 9450e vs II X4 965
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Phenom X4 9450e | vs | II X4 965 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| AM2+ | |||
| 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 | 65W | 140W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 15.66 $/year | 54.06 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 56.94 $/year | 152.42 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.48 pt/W | 1.08 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 152.93W | |
details | Phenom X4 9450e | vs | II X4 965 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 MB | 6 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 45 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 70°C | Unknown - 62°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.51 GHz | 4.05 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.1 GHz | 4.22 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.51 GHz | 4.05 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 | |
bus | |||
| Clock speed | 1,800 MHz | 2,000 MHz | |
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