AMD Athlon II X3 425e vs AMD Phenom II X3 700e

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 425e and AMD Phenom II X3 700e 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 Phenom II X3 700e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 425e

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 13% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 54% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2239 vs 1451

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2011 vs June 2009
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2239 vs 1451

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 425e
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 700e

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2239

1451

Name	AMD Athlon II X3 425e	AMD Phenom II X3 700e
PassMark - Single thread mark	0	961
PassMark - CPU mark	2239	1451
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1594
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3705

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X3 425e	AMD Phenom II X3 700e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rana	Heka
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	May 2011	June 2009
OPN PIB	AD425EHDGMBOX
OPN Tray	AD425EHDK32GM
Place in performance rating	2313	2315
Series	AMD Athlon II X3
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.7 GHz
Die size	169 mm	258 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	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	3	3
Number of threads	3
Transistor count	300 million	758 million
Unlocked
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
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	65 Watt