AMD Phenom X4 9750 vs Athlon II 170u |
Released March, 2008
AMD Phenom X4 9750
- 2.4 GHz
- Quad core
Reasons to buy the AMD Phenom X4 9750
 | Much more l2 cache 2 MB | | More cores 4 |
| | More threads 4 | | Much better PassMark score 2,827 |
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First seen on June, 2012
AMD Athlon II 170u
- 2 GHz
- Single core
Reasons to buy the Athlon II 170u
| | Much newer manufacturing process 45 nm | | Much lower typical power consumption 16.25W |
| | Much better performance per watt 3.3 pt/W | | Much higher Maximum operating temperature 80 °C |
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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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| More cores | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more threads | |||
| Much better PassMark score | 2,827 | vs | 626 | More than 4.5x better PassMark score | |||
| Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 831 | vs | 634 | More than 30% better PassMark (Single core) score | |||
| Significantly higher clock speed | 2.4 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | Around 20% higher clock speed | |||
| Significantly better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.4 GHz | vs | 2 GHz | Around 20% better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 45 nm | vs | 65 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much lower typical power consumption | 16.25W | vs | 101.56W | 6.2x lower typical power consumption | |||
| Much better performance per watt | 3.3 pt/W | vs | 0.92 pt/W | More than 3.5x better performance per watt | |||
| Much higher Maximum operating temperature | 80 °C | vs | 61 °C | More than 30% higher Maximum operating temperature | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.11 GHz | vs | 2.77 GHz | More than 10% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 4.82 $/year | vs | 30.11 $/year | 6.2x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 17.52 $/year | vs | 109.5 $/year | 6.3x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Phenom X4 9750 vs Athlon II 170u
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Phenom X4 9750 | vs | Athlon II 170u |
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| Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Single 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 | |
bus | |||
| Clock speed | 1,800 MHz | 1,800 MHz | |
details | Phenom X4 9750 | vs | Athlon II 170u |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 4 | 1 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 1 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 45 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 61°C | Unknown - 80°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.77 GHz | 3.11 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.4 GHz | 2 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.77 GHz | 3.11 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 125W | 20W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 30.11 $/year | 4.82 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 109.5 $/year | 17.52 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 0.92 pt/W | 3.3 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 101.56W | 16.25W | |
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