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AMD Phenom II X4 965
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See full details AMD Sempron 145 vs Phenom II X4 965 |
Released May, 2010
AMD Sempron 145
- 2.8 GHz
- Single core
3.5 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the AMD Sempron 145
 | Much lower typical power consumption 36.56W | | Much better performance per watt 2.06 pt/W |
| | Much more l2 cache per core 1 MB/core | | Much lower annual home energy cost 10.84 $/year |
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Released November, 2009
AMD Phenom II X4 965
- 3.4 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
4.2 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the Phenom II X4 965
| | Much more l3 cache 6 MB | | Much more l2 cache 2 MB |
| | Is unlocked Yes | | Much higher clock speed 3.4 GHz |
CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 145 vs 965 among desktop CPUs
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 | |
| 4.2 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much lower typical power consumption | 36.56W | vs | 152.93W | 4.2x lower typical power consumption | |||
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| Much better performance per watt | 2.06 pt/W | vs | 1.08 pt/W | More than 90% better performance per watt | |||
| Much more l2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | 2x more l2 cache per core | |||
| Much lower annual home energy cost | 10.84 $/year | vs | 54.06 $/year | 5x lower annual home energy cost | |||
| Much lower annual commercial energy cost | 39.42 $/year | vs | 152.42 $/year | 3.9x lower annual commercial energy cost | |||
| Higher Maximum operating temperature | 63 °C | vs | 62 °C | Almost the same | |||
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| Much more l3 cache | 6 MB | vs | 0 MB | Compared to all cpus, 6 MB l3 cache is just OK | |||
| 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 | |||
| Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
| Much higher clock speed | 3.4 GHz | vs | 2.8 GHz | More than 20% higher clock speed | |||
| 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 | 5,916 | vs | 800 | Around 7.5x better PassMark score | |||
| Much better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | 5,974 | vs | 1,332 | Around 4.5x better geekbench 2 (32-bit) score | |||
| Much more l3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | vs | 0 MB/core | Compared to all cpus, 1.5 MB/core l3 cache per core is just OK | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Sempron 145 vs Phenom II X4 965
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
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Reviews Word on the street
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Sempron 145 | vs | Phenom II X4 965 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
| Cores | Single 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 | |
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 | |
details | Sempron 145 | vs | Phenom II X4 965 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 1 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 1 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 0 MB | 6 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 0 MB/core | 1.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 45 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Voltage range | 0.82 - 1.35V | 0.85 - 1.43V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 63°C | Unknown - 62°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 9 | 22 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 4.05 GHz | 4.05 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.28 GHz | 4.22 GHz | |
| PassMark (Overclocked) | 1,763.8 | 3,136.7 | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.05 GHz | 4.05 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 45W | 140W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 10.84 $/year | 54.06 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 39.42 $/year | 152.42 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 2.06 pt/W | 1.08 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 36.56W | 152.93W | |
bus | |||
| Clock speed | 2,000 MHz | 2,000 MHz | |
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