AMD Athlon II X3 425e vs AMD Athlon II X3 460

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 425e and AMD Athlon II X3 460 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s).

AMD Athlon II X3 425e

AMD Athlon II X3 460

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 425e

2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2239 vs 2008
4.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1594 vs 383
3.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3705 vs 1013

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2239 vs 2008
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1594 vs 383
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3705 vs 1013

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 460

Around 26% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.7 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.7 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 425e
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 460

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2239

2008

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1594

383

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3705

1013

Name	AMD Athlon II X3 425e	AMD Athlon II X3 460
PassMark - Single thread mark	0	1395
PassMark - CPU mark	2239	2008
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1594	383
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3705	1013
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.511

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X3 425e	AMD Athlon II X3 460
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rana	Rana
Family	AMD Athlon Processors	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	May 2011	May 2011
OPN PIB	AD425EHDGMBOX	ADX460WFGMBOX
OPN Tray	AD425EHDK32GM	ADX460WFK32GM
Place in performance rating	2312	2583
Series	AMD Athlon II X3	AMD Athlon II X3
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$50
Price now		$38.99
Value for money (0-100)		21.59
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.7 GHz	3.4 GHz
Die size	169 mm	169 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB	1.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	3.4 GHz
Number of cores	3	3
Number of threads	3	3
Transistor count	300 million	300 million
Unlocked
Maximum core temperature		75°C
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	95 Watt