AMD Athlon II X3 435 vs AMD Phenom II X4 810

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 435 and AMD Phenom II X4 810 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).

AMD Athlon II X3 435

AMD Phenom II X4 810

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 435

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
Around 12% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1166 vs 1047
Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 370 vs 352

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2009 vs February 2009
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1166 vs 1047
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	370 vs 352

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 810

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 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2003 vs 1630
Around 21% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1207 vs 997
Around 54% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.314 vs 2.146
Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 7.907 vs 6.968
Around 26% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.172 vs 0.136
Around 20% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 3.432 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	2003 vs 1630
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1207 vs 997
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.314 vs 2.146
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	7.907 vs 6.968
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.172 vs 0.136
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.432 vs 2.867

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 435
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 810

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1166

1047

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1630

2003

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

370

352

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

997

1207

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.146

3.314

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

6.968

7.907

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.136

0.172

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.867

3.432

Name	AMD Athlon II X3 435	AMD Phenom II X4 810
PassMark - Single thread mark	1166	1047
PassMark - CPU mark	1630	2003
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	370	352
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	997	1207
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.146	3.314
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6.968	7.907
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.136	0.172
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.867	3.432

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X3 435	AMD Phenom II X4 810
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rana	Deneb
Launch date	October 2009	February 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$160	$116
Place in performance rating	2982	2984
Price now	$29.99	$115.99
Value for money (0-100)	24.28	7.94
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	169 mm	258 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	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	3	4
Transistor count	300 million	758 million
L3 cache		4096 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)	95 Watt	95 Watt