AMD Athlon II X3 445 vs AMD Phenom II X2 555 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 445 and AMD Phenom II X2 555 BE 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 445

• CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
• 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
• Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 41% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1826 vs 1296
• Around 36% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1036 vs 762
• Around 22% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s): 0.259 vs 0.213
• Around 37% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 3.169 vs 2.308

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 555 BE

• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• Around 3% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
• Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
• Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1307 vs 1273
• Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 411 vs 383
• Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.25 vs 1.743
• 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 9.709 vs 4.487
• Around 57% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.13 vs 0.083

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 445
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 555 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1273 1307
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1826 1296
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	383 411
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1036 762
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	1.743 2.25
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	4.487 9.709
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	0.083 0.13
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	0.259 0.213
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	3.169 2.308

Compare specifications (specs)