AMD Athlon II X3 425e vs AMD Phenom II X4 900e

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 425e and AMD Phenom II X4 900e 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 X4 900e

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 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2239 vs 1727

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 1727

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 900e

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	4 vs 3
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 384 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1.5 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 425e
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 900e

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2239

1727

Name	AMD Athlon II X3 425e	AMD Phenom II X4 900e
PassMark - Single thread mark	0	966
PassMark - CPU mark	2239	1727
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1594
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3705

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X3 425e	AMD Phenom II X4 900e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rana	Deneb
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	May 2011	June 2009
OPN PIB	AD425EHDGMBOX
OPN Tray	AD425EHDK32GM
Place in performance rating	2317	2309
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	4
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