AMD Athlon II X3 445 vs AMD Phenom X4 9650

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 445 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 445

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • Around 35% higher clock speed: 3.1 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • Around 40% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1273 vs 908
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1826 vs 1733
  • Around 35% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 383 vs 283
  • Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1036 vs 990
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 1.743 vs 0.833
Specifications (specs)
Launch date May 2010 vs March 2008
Maximum frequency 3.1 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1273 vs 908
PassMark - CPU mark 1826 vs 1733
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 383 vs 283
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1036 vs 990
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.743 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 87% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 8.403 vs 4.487
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
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 8.403 vs 4.487

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 445
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9650

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1273
908
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1826
1733
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
383
283
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1036
990
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
1.743
0.833
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4.487
8.403
Name AMD Athlon II X3 445 AMD Phenom X4 9650
PassMark - Single thread mark 1273 908
PassMark - CPU mark 1826 1733
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 383 283
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1036 990
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.743 0.833
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 4.487 8.403
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.083
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.259
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.169

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II X3 445 AMD Phenom X4 9650

Essentials

Architecture codename Rana Agena
Launch date May 2010 March 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $91
Place in performance rating 3059 3038
Price now $91
Value for money (0-100) 8.33
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

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 3.1 GHz 2.3 GHz
Number of cores 3 4
Transistor count 300 million 450 million
L3 cache 2048 KB (shared)

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3 AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 95 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)