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).

 

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: 2157 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 2157 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
2157
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 2157
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