AMD Athlon II X3 450 vs AMD Phenom II X4 925

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 450 and AMD Phenom II X4 925 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 Phenom II X4 925

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 450

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 14% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1302 vs 1150
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 372 vs 357
Around 37% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 1.488 vs 1.088

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2010 vs May 2009
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1302 vs 1150
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	372 vs 357
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.488 vs 1.088

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 925

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 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2272 vs 1858
Around 22% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1147 vs 941
3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 10.457 vs 3.501
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.197 vs 0.091
Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 3.231 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	2272 vs 1858
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1147 vs 941
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	10.457 vs 3.501
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.197 vs 0.091
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.231 vs 3.184

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 450
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 925

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1302

1150

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1858

2272

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

372

357

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

941

1147

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.488

1.088

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.501

10.457

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.091

0.197

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.184

3.231

Name	AMD Athlon II X3 450	AMD Phenom II X4 925
PassMark - Single thread mark	1302	1150
PassMark - CPU mark	1858	2272
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	372	357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	941	1147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.488	1.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	3.501	10.457
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.091	0.197
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.184	3.231

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X3 450	AMD Phenom II X4 925
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rana	Deneb
Launch date	September 2010	May 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$45	$160
Place in performance rating	2962	2969
Price now	$39.99	$43.99
Value for money (0-100)	19.32	22.90
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	169 mm	258 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	758 million
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
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