AMD Athlon II X3 450 vs AMD Athlon II X4 630

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 450 and AMD Athlon II X4 630 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon II X3 450

AMD Athlon II X4 630

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 450

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
Around 14% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1301 vs 1129
Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 372 vs 347

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2010 vs September 2009
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1301 vs 1129
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	372 vs 347

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 630

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 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2153 vs 1847
Around 23% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1155 vs 941
Around 77% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.635 vs 1.488
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 8.536 vs 3.501
Around 82% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.166 vs 0.091
Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 3.684 vs 3.184

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	2153 vs 1847
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1155 vs 941
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.635 vs 1.488
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	8.536 vs 3.501
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.166 vs 0.091
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.684 vs 3.184

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 450
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 630

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1301

1129

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1847

2153

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

372

347

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

941

1155

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.488

2.635

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.501

8.536

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.091

0.166

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.184

3.684

Name	AMD Athlon II X3 450	AMD Athlon II X4 630
PassMark - Single thread mark	1301	1129
PassMark - CPU mark	1847	2153
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	372	347
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	941	1155
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.488	2.635
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	3.501	8.536
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.091	0.166
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.184	3.684

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X3 450	AMD Athlon II X4 630
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rana	Propus
Launch date	September 2010	September 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$45	$63
Place in performance rating	2961	2967
Price now	$39.99	$42.99
Value for money (0-100)	19.32	21.49
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	3.2 GHz	2.8 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