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.

AMD Athlon II X3 425

AMD Phenom II X4 910

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 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1081 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	1081 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 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1776 vs 1561
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 1561
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

1081

988

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1561

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	1081	988
PassMark - CPU mark	1561	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	2553	2554
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