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).

AMD Athlon II X3 445

AMD Phenom X4 9650

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 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1274 vs 904
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1823 vs 1713
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	1274 vs 904
PassMark - CPU mark	1823 vs 1713
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

1274

904

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1823

1713

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	1274	904
PassMark - CPU mark	1823	1713
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	3056	3047
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™)