AMD Athlon II X3 440 vs AMD Phenom X4 9650
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 440 and AMD Phenom X4 9650 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 440
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
- Around 30% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
- Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1194 vs 908
- Around 29% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 364 vs 283
- 2.6x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.184 vs 0.833
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | January 2010 vs March 2008 |
Maximum frequency | 3 GHz vs 2.3 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm vs 65 nm |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1194 vs 908 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 364 vs 283 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 2.184 vs 0.833 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9650
- 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 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1733 vs 1712
- Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 990 vs 942
- Around 36% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 8.403 vs 6.176
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 | 1733 vs 1712 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 990 vs 942 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 8.403 vs 6.176 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 440
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9650
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) |
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Name | AMD Athlon II X3 440 | AMD Phenom X4 9650 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1194 | 908 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1712 | 1733 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 364 | 283 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 942 | 990 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 2.184 | 0.833 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 6.176 | 8.403 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.124 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 0.276 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 2.984 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Athlon II X3 440 | AMD Phenom X4 9650 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Rana | Agena |
Launch date | January 2010 | March 2008 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $47 | |
Place in performance rating | 3076 | 3038 |
Price now | $26.99 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 28.04 | |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
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64 bit support | ||
Die size | 169 mm | 285 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 | 65 nm |
Maximum frequency | 3 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
Number of cores | 3 | 4 |
Transistor count | 300 million | 450 million |
L3 cache | 2048 KB (shared) | |
Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM3 | AM2+ |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 95 Watt |
Virtualization |
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