AMD Sempron X2 2100 vs Phenom II X4 965 |
First seen on January, 2013
AMD Sempron X2 2100
- 1.8 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the AMD Sempron X2 2100
 | Much lower typical power consumption 52.81W | | Much lower annual home energy cost 15.66 $/year |
| | Much lower annual commercial energy cost 56.94 $/year |
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Released November, 2009
AMD Phenom II X4 965
- 3.4 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the Phenom II X4 965
| | Much higher clock speed 3.4 GHz | | Much more l2 cache 2 MB |
| | Much better PassMark score 5,916 | | Much better PassMark (Single core) score 1,361 |
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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 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 | 1.8 GHz | Around 90% higher clock speed | |||
| 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 | |||
| Much better PassMark score | 5,916 | vs | 869 | More than 6.8x better PassMark score | |||
| Much better PassMark (Single core) score | 1,361 | vs | 555 | Around 2.5x 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 | |||
| 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 overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.05 GHz | vs | 2.95 GHz | More than 35% better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.22 GHz | vs | 1.8 GHz | More than 2.2x better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Sempron X2 2100 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
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Sempron X2 2100 | vs | Phenom II X4 965 |
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| Clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 3.4 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| AM2 | |||
| AM3 | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
bus | |||
| Clock speed | 800 MHz | 2,000 MHz | |
details | Sempron X2 2100 | vs | Phenom II X4 965 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Threads | 2 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 65 nm | 45 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.95 GHz | 4.05 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1.8 GHz | 4.22 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.95 GHz | 4.05 GHz | |
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 | 0.6 pt/W | 1.08 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 52.81W | 152.93W | |
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