AMD Athlon II X3 450 vs AMD Phenom II X4 B95

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 450 and AMD Phenom II X4 B95 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

AMD Athlon II X3 450

AMD Phenom II X4 B95

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 450

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1300 vs 1243

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2010 vs October 2009
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1300 vs 1243

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 B95

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 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2427 vs 1869
Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 386 vs 372
Around 36% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1280 vs 941
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.2 vs 1.488
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 7.417 vs 3.501
Around 84% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.167 vs 0.091
Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 3.481 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	2427 vs 1869
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	386 vs 372
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1280 vs 941
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.2 vs 1.488
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	7.417 vs 3.501
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.167 vs 0.091
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.481 vs 3.184

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 450
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 B95

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1300

1243

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1869

2427

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

372

386

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

941

1280

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.488

3.2

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.501

7.417

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.091

0.167

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.184

3.481

Name	AMD Athlon II X3 450	AMD Phenom II X4 B95
PassMark - Single thread mark	1300	1243
PassMark - CPU mark	1869	2427
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	372	386
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	941	1280
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.488	3.2
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	3.501	7.417
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.091	0.167
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.184	3.481
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.316

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X3 450	AMD Phenom II X4 B95
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rana	Deneb
Launch date	September 2010	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$45	$80
Place in performance rating	2964	2968
Price now	$39.99	$72.95
Value for money (0-100)	19.32	14.95
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Phenom
OPN Tray		HDXB95WFK4DGM
Series		AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X4 Quad-Core
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	3 GHz
Number of cores	3	4
Transistor count	300 million	758 million
Base frequency		3 GHz
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Unlocked
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