AMD Athlon II X3 425 vs AMD Phenom X3 8250e

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 425 and AMD Phenom X3 8250e 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.

AMD Athlon II X3 425

AMD Phenom X3 8250e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 425

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 42% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1081 vs 729
Around 44% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1561 vs 1084

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2009 vs September 2008
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1081 vs 729
PassMark - CPU mark	1561 vs 1084

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8250e

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 425
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8250e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1081

729

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1561

1084

Name	AMD Athlon II X3 425	AMD Phenom X3 8250e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1081	729
PassMark - CPU mark	1561	1084
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	320
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	788

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X3 425	AMD Phenom X3 8250e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rana	Toliman
Launch date	October 2009	September 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$42
Place in performance rating	2553	2555
Price now	$26.99
Value for money (0-100)	25.22
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	2.7 GHz	1.9 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)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)