Phenom II X4 945 (125W) vs Athlon 200GE
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 200GE and Phenom II X4 945 (125W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1736 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.27 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Athlon | no data |
| Power efficiency | 7.00 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | Deneb (2009−2011) |
| Release date | 1 June 2018 (6 years ago) | 23 April 2009 (15 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $55 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Athlon 200GE and Phenom II X4 945 (125W) basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Multiplier | 32 | no data |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 209.78 mm2 | 258 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | 758 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 200GE and Phenom II X4 945 (125W) compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | AM4 | AM3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 200GE and Phenom II X4 945 (125W). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 200GE and Phenom II X4 945 (125W) are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 200GE and Phenom II X4 945 (125W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Vega 3 | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 200GE and Phenom II X4 945 (125W).
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 June 2018 | 23 April 2009 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 125 Watt |
Athlon 200GE has an age advantage of 9 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 257.1% lower power consumption.
Phenom II X4 945 (125W), on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.
We couldn't decide between Athlon 200GE and Phenom II X4 945 (125W). We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 200GE and Phenom II X4 945 (125W), ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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