AMD Athlon II X3 425 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E8300

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 425 and Intel Core 2 Duo E8300 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, 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

Intel Core 2 Duo E8300

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
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1081 vs 1075
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1561 vs 997
Around 25% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 788 vs 628

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2009 vs April 2008
Number of cores	3 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1081 vs 1075
PassMark - CPU mark	1561 vs 997
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	788 vs 628

Reasons to consider the Intel Core 2 Duo E8300

Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.83 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 16% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 371 vs 320

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.83 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
L2 cache	6144 KB vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	371 vs 320

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 425
CPU 2: Intel Core 2 Duo E8300

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1081

1075

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1561

997

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

320

371

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

788

628

Name	AMD Athlon II X3 425	Intel Core 2 Duo E8300
PassMark - Single thread mark	1081	1075
PassMark - CPU mark	1561	997
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	320	371
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	788	628

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X3 425	Intel Core 2 Duo E8300
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rana	Wolfdale
Launch date	October 2009	April 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$42
Place in performance rating	2553	2557
Price now	$26.99	$19.99
Value for money (0-100)	25.22	29.35
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		E8300
Series		Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	169 mm	107 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	6144 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	2.83 GHz
Number of cores	3	2
Transistor count	300 million	410 million
Base frequency		2.83 GHz
Bus Speed		1333 MHz FSB
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Maximum core temperature		72.4°C
VID voltage range		0.8500V-1.3625V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	LGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)