AMD Athlon II X3 425 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 425 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+ 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 425

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 45% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1084 vs 746
  • 2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1576 vs 653
Specifications (specs)
Launch date October 2009 vs April 2008
Number of cores 3 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1084 vs 746
PassMark - CPU mark 1576 vs 653

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+

  • Around 11% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
  • Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 95 Watt
Maximum frequency 3 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 89 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 425
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1084
746
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1576
653
Name AMD Athlon II X3 425 AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+
PassMark - Single thread mark 1084 746
PassMark - CPU mark 1576 653
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 320
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 788

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II X3 425 AMD Athlon 64 X2 5800+

Essentials

Architecture codename Rana Brisbane
Launch date October 2009 April 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $42
Place in performance rating 2638 2641
Price now $26.99 $24.99
Value for money (0-100) 25.22 18.01
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 169 mm 126 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 256 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 2.7 GHz 3 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) 95 Watt 89 Watt