AMD Athlon II X3 405e vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 405e and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. 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 X3 405e

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
  • Around 50% 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 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 28% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 973 vs 763
  • Around 98% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1331 vs 671
Specifications (specs)
Launch date October 2009 vs May 2006
Number of cores 3 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 973 vs 763
PassMark - CPU mark 1331 vs 671

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 405e
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
973
763
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1331
671
Name AMD Athlon II X3 405e AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE
PassMark - Single thread mark 973 763
PassMark - CPU mark 1331 671
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1044
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1731

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II X3 405e AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ EE

Essentials

Architecture codename Rana Windsor
Launch date October 2009 May 2006
Launch price (MSRP) $80
Place in performance rating 2314 2355
Price now $79.99
Value for money (0-100) 7.46
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 169 mm 220 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 256 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 90 nm
Maximum frequency 2.3 GHz 2.2 GHz
Number of cores 3 2
Transistor count 300 million 154 million

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3 AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 65 Watt