AMD Athlon II X3 425 vs AMD Phenom II X4 910

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 425 and AMD Phenom II X4 910 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 7 month(s) later
  • Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
  • Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1084 vs 988
Specifications (specs)
Launch date October 2009 vs February 2009
Maximum frequency 2.7 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1084 vs 988

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 910

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
  • Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1776 vs 1576
  • Around 13% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 361 vs 320
  • Around 60% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1258 vs 788
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 3
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1776 vs 1576
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 361 vs 320
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1258 vs 788

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 425
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 910

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1084
988
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1576
1776
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
320
361
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
788
1258
Name AMD Athlon II X3 425 AMD Phenom II X4 910
PassMark - Single thread mark 1084 988
PassMark - CPU mark 1576 1776
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 320 361
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 788 1258

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II X3 425 AMD Phenom II X4 910

Essentials

Architecture codename Rana Deneb
Launch date October 2009 February 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $42 $100
Place in performance rating 2638 2640
Price now $26.99 $100
Value for money (0-100) 25.22 9.58
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 169 mm 258 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 45 nm
Maximum frequency 2.7 GHz 2.6 GHz
Number of cores 3 4
Transistor count 300 million 758 million
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 95 Watt