AMD Athlon II X2 245e vs AMD Phenom X3 8650
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 245e and AMD Phenom X3 8650 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 245e
- CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
- Around 26% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
- 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
- Around 33% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1727 vs 1302
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | May 2010 vs April 2008 |
Maximum frequency | 2.9 GHz vs 2.3 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm vs 65 nm |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt vs 95 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1727 vs 1302 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8650
- 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
- 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2991 vs 2805
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 3 vs 2 |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB |
Benchmarks | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 2991 vs 2805 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 245e
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8650
Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | AMD Athlon II X2 245e | AMD Phenom X3 8650 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1182 | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1171 | |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1727 | 1302 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 2805 | 2991 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Athlon II X2 245e | AMD Phenom X3 8650 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Regor | Toliman |
Launch date | May 2010 | April 2008 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $80 | |
Place in performance rating | 1704 | 1705 |
Price now | $80 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 6.28 | |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Die size | 117 mm | 285 mm |
L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 1024 KB | 512 KB (per core) |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm | 65 nm |
Maximum frequency | 2.9 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
Number of cores | 2 | 3 |
Transistor count | 410 million | 450 million |
L3 cache | 2048 KB (shared) | |
Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM3 | AM2+ |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt | 95 Watt |
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |