AMD Athlon II X3 435 vs AMD Phenom II X4 925

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 435 and AMD Phenom II X4 925 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 925

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 435

CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1166 vs 1151
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 370 vs 357
Around 97% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.146 vs 1.088

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2009 vs May 2009
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1166 vs 1151
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	370 vs 357
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.146 vs 1.088

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 925

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 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2271 vs 1630
Around 15% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1147 vs 997
Around 50% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 10.457 vs 6.968
Around 45% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.197 vs 0.136
Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 3.231 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	2271 vs 1630
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1147 vs 997
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	10.457 vs 6.968
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.197 vs 0.136
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.231 vs 2.867

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 435
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 925

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1166

1151

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1630

2271

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

370

357

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

997

1147

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.146

1.088

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

6.968

10.457

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.136

0.197

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.867

3.231

Name	AMD Athlon II X3 435	AMD Phenom II X4 925
PassMark - Single thread mark	1166	1151
PassMark - CPU mark	1630	2271
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	370	357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	997	1147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.146	1.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6.968	10.457
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.136	0.197
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.867	3.231

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X3 435	AMD Phenom II X4 925
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rana	Deneb
Launch date	October 2009	May 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$160	$160
Place in performance rating	2982	2967
Price now	$29.99	$43.99
Value for money (0-100)	24.28	22.90
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	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	3	4
Transistor count	300 million	758 million
L3 cache		6144 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