AMD Athlon II X3 435 vs AMD Phenom II X4 B95

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 435 and AMD Phenom II X4 B95 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

AMD Athlon II X3 435

AMD Phenom II X4 B95

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 B95

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
Around 3% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
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 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1242 vs 1166
Around 47% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2401 vs 1630
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 386 vs 370
Around 28% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1280 vs 997
Around 49% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.2 vs 2.146
Around 6% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 7.417 vs 6.968
Around 23% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.167 vs 0.136
Around 21% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 3.481 vs 2.867

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 3
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1242 vs 1166
PassMark - CPU mark	2401 vs 1630
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	386 vs 370
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1280 vs 997
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.2 vs 2.146
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	7.417 vs 6.968
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.167 vs 0.136
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.481 vs 2.867

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 435
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 B95

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1166

1242

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1630

2401

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

370

386

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

997

1280

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.146

3.2

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

6.968

7.417

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.136

0.167

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.867

3.481

Name	AMD Athlon II X3 435	AMD Phenom II X4 B95
PassMark - Single thread mark	1166	1242
PassMark - CPU mark	1630	2401
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	370	386
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	997	1280
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.146	3.2
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6.968	7.417
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.136	0.167
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.867	3.481
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.316

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X3 435	AMD Phenom II X4 B95
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rana	Deneb
Launch date	October 2009	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$160	$80
Place in performance rating	2982	2983
Price now	$29.99	$72.95
Value for money (0-100)	24.28	14.95
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Phenom
OPN Tray		HDXB95WFK4DGM
Series		AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X4 Quad-Core
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	3 GHz
Number of cores	3	4
Transistor count	300 million	758 million
Base frequency		3 GHz
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Unlocked
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