AMD Athlon II X3 425e vs AMD Phenom X3 8400

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 425e and AMD Phenom X3 8400 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. 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 X3 8400

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 425e

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 29% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 92% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2239 vs 1164
Around 64% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1594 vs 973
Around 54% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3705 vs 2405

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2011 vs March 2008
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2239 vs 1164
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1594 vs 973
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3705 vs 2405

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 425e
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8400

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2239

1164

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1594

973

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3705

2405

Name	AMD Athlon II X3 425e	AMD Phenom X3 8400
PassMark - Single thread mark	0	819
PassMark - CPU mark	2239	1164
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1594	973
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3705	2405

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X3 425e	AMD Phenom X3 8400
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rana	Toliman
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	May 2011	March 2008
OPN PIB	AD425EHDGMBOX
OPN Tray	AD425EHDK32GM
Place in performance rating	2312	2296
Series	AMD Athlon II X3
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.7 GHz
Die size	169 mm	285 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.5 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	3	3
Number of threads	3
Transistor count	300 million	450 million
Unlocked
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	95 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)