AMD Athlon II X3 405e vs AMD Phenom X3 8400

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 405e and AMD Phenom X3 8400 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 X3 405e

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • Around 10% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 2.1 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 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 973 vs 819
  • Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1331 vs 1164
Specifications (specs)
Launch date October 2009 vs March 2008
Maximum frequency 2.3 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 973 vs 819
PassMark - CPU mark 1331 vs 1164

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 405e
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8400

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
973
819
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1331
1164
Name AMD Athlon II X3 405e AMD Phenom X3 8400
PassMark - Single thread mark 973 819
PassMark - CPU mark 1331 1164
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 973
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2405

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II X3 405e AMD Phenom X3 8400

Essentials

Architecture codename Rana Toliman
Launch date October 2009 March 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $80
Place in performance rating 2313 2296
Price now $79.99
Value for money (0-100) 7.46
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 169 mm 285 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 2.3 GHz 2.1 GHz
Number of cores 3 3
Transistor count 300 million 450 million
L3 cache 2048 KB (shared)

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 95 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)