AMD Athlon X4 845 vs AMD Athlon II X3 425

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 845 and AMD Athlon II X3 425 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon X4 845

AMD Athlon II X3 425

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 845

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
Around 41% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 53% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1665 vs 1087
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3783 vs 1587
Around 61% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 516 vs 320
Around 96% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1548 vs 788

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 3
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1665 vs 1087
PassMark - CPU mark	3783 vs 1587
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	516 vs 320
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1548 vs 788

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 845
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 425

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1665

1087

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3783

1587

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

516

320

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1548

788

Name	AMD Athlon X4 845	AMD Athlon II X3 425
PassMark - Single thread mark	1665	1087
PassMark - CPU mark	3783	1587
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	516	320
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1548	788
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.853
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	11.946
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.244
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.237

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 845	AMD Athlon II X3 425
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD845XACKASBX
Place in performance rating	2643	2647
Series	AMD Athlon X4
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Rana
Launch date		October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)		$42
Price now		$26.99
Value for money (0-100)		25.22
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	3
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		169 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
Transistor count		300 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	AM3
Thermal Solution	Near Silent 95W
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		95 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions