AMD Athlon II X3 435 vs AMD Athlon II X4 630

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 435 and AMD Athlon II X4 630 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 435

  • CPU is newer: launch date 0 month(s) later
  • Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
  • Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1166 vs 1129
  • Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 370 vs 347
Specifications (specs)
Launch date October 2009 vs September 2009
Maximum frequency 2.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1166 vs 1129
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 370 vs 347

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 630

  • 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
  • Around 32% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2153 vs 1630
  • Around 16% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1155 vs 997
  • Around 23% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.635 vs 2.146
  • Around 23% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 8.536 vs 6.968
  • Around 22% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.166 vs 0.136
  • Around 28% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 3.684 vs 2.867
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 3
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 2153 vs 1630
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1155 vs 997
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.635 vs 2.146
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 8.536 vs 6.968
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.166 vs 0.136
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.684 vs 2.867

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 435
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 630

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1166
1129
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1630
2153
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
370
347
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
997
1155
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2.146
2.635
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
6.968
8.536
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.136
0.166
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2.867
3.684
Name AMD Athlon II X3 435 AMD Athlon II X4 630
PassMark - Single thread mark 1166 1129
PassMark - CPU mark 1630 2153
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 370 347
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 997 1155
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.146 2.635
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 6.968 8.536
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.136 0.166
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.867 3.684

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II X3 435 AMD Athlon II X4 630

Essentials

Architecture codename Rana Propus
Launch date October 2009 September 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $160 $63
Place in performance rating 2982 2967
Price now $29.99 $42.99
Value for money (0-100) 24.28 21.49
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 169 mm 169 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 2.9 GHz 2.8 GHz
Number of cores 3 4
Transistor count 300 million 300 million

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 95 Watt