AMD Athlon II X3 425e vs AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 425e and AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 425e

• 2.8x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE

• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
• 1 more threads: 4 vs 3
• Around 37% higher clock speed: 3.7 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
• 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
• Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2839 vs 2239
• Around 42% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 2268 vs 1594
• Around 77% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 6568 vs 3705

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 425e
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 980 BE

PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2239 2839
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1594 2268
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	3705 6568

Compare specifications (specs)