AMD Athlon II X3 440 vs AMD Athlon II X4 620

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 440 and AMD Athlon II X4 620 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Athlon II X3 440

AMD Athlon II X4 620

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 440

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
Around 15% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1193 vs 1062
Around 17% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 364 vs 312

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2010 vs September 2009
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1193 vs 1062
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	364 vs 312

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 620

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 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2022 vs 1719
Around 15% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1083 vs 942
Around 38% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.01 vs 2.184
Around 43% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 8.801 vs 6.176
Around 49% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.185 vs 0.124
Around 13% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 3.384 vs 2.984

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	2022 vs 1719
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1083 vs 942
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.01 vs 2.184
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	8.801 vs 6.176
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.185 vs 0.124
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.384 vs 2.984

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 440
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 620

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1193

1062

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1719

2022

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

364

312

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

942

1083

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.184

3.01

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

6.176

8.801

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.124

0.185

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.984

3.384

Name	AMD Athlon II X3 440	AMD Athlon II X4 620
PassMark - Single thread mark	1193	1062
PassMark - CPU mark	1719	2022
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	364	312
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	942	1083
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.184	3.01
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	6.176	8.801
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.124	0.185
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.276
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.984	3.384
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X3 440	AMD Athlon II X4 620
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rana	Propus
Launch date	January 2010	September 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$47	$65
Place in performance rating	3063	3079
Price now	$26.99	$69.99
Value for money (0-100)	28.04	12.37
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	3 GHz	2.6 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