AMD Athlon II X3 425e vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 560

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 425e and Intel Pentium 4 HT 560 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

  • CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 1
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
  • 24x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.6x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 115 Watt
  • Around 63% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1594 vs 975
  • 3.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3705 vs 1106
Specifications (specs)
Launch date May 2011 vs June 2004
Number of cores 3 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache 384 KB vs 16 KB
L2 cache 1.5 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 115 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1594 vs 975
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3705 vs 1106

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 560

  • Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz vs 2.7 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 425e
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 560

Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1594
975
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3705
1106
Name AMD Athlon II X3 425e Intel Pentium 4 HT 560
PassMark - Single thread mark 0
PassMark - CPU mark 2239
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1594 975
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3705 1106

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II X3 425e Intel Pentium 4 HT 560

Essentials

Architecture codename Rana Prescott
Family AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date May 2011 June 2004
OPN PIB AD425EHDGMBOX
OPN Tray AD425EHDK32GM
Place in performance rating 2306 2281
Series AMD Athlon II X3
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.7 GHz
Die size 169 mm 109 mm
L1 cache 384 KB 16 KB
L2 cache 1.5 MB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 90 nm
Maximum frequency 2.7 GHz 3.6 GHz
Number of cores 3 1
Number of threads 3
Transistor count 300 million 125 million
Unlocked

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3 DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3 775
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 115 Watt