AMD Athlon II X3 425 vs AMD Sempron LE-1250

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 425 and AMD Sempron LE-1250 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 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 1
  • Around 23% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • 3x 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
  • 2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1084 vs 508
  • 5.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1576 vs 301
Specifications (specs)
Launch date October 2009 vs October 2007
Number of cores 3 vs 1
Maximum frequency 2.7 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1084 vs 508
PassMark - CPU mark 1576 vs 301

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron LE-1250

  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • 3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 955 vs 320
  • Around 16% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 918 vs 788
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 955 vs 320
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 918 vs 788

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 425
CPU 2: AMD Sempron LE-1250

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1084
508
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1576
301
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
320
955
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
788
918
Name AMD Athlon II X3 425 AMD Sempron LE-1250
PassMark - Single thread mark 1084 508
PassMark - CPU mark 1576 301
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 320 955
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 788 918

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II X3 425 AMD Sempron LE-1250

Essentials

Architecture codename Rana Sparta
Launch date October 2009 October 2007
Launch price (MSRP) $42 $29
Place in performance rating 2635 2649
Price now $26.99 $99.95
Value for money (0-100) 25.22 1.60
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 169 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 2.7 GHz 2.2 GHz
Number of cores 3 1
Transistor count 300 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 45 Watt