AMD Athlon II X3 425e vs AMD Athlon II X3 405e

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 425e and AMD Athlon II X3 405e 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 425e

AMD Athlon II X3 405e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 425e

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 17% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2239 vs 1331

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2011 vs October 2009
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2239 vs 1331

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 425e
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 405e

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2239

1331

Name	AMD Athlon II X3 425e	AMD Athlon II X3 405e
PassMark - Single thread mark	0	973
PassMark - CPU mark	2239	1331
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1594
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3705

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X3 425e	AMD Athlon II X3 405e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rana	Rana
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	May 2011	October 2009
OPN PIB	AD425EHDGMBOX
OPN Tray	AD425EHDK32GM
Place in performance rating	2240	2206
Series	AMD Athlon II X3
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$80
Price now		$79.99
Value for money (0-100)		7.46
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.7 GHz
Die size	169 mm	169 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.5 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	3	3
Number of threads	3
Transistor count	300 million	300 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	45 Watt