AMD Athlon II X3 455 vs AMD Athlon 64 3800+

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 455 and AMD Athlon 64 3800+ 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.

AMD Athlon II X3 455

AMD Athlon 64 3800+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 455

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 8 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 1
Around 38% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 98% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1334 vs 673
3.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1899 vs 590

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2010 vs April 2005
Number of cores	3 vs 1
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1334 vs 673
PassMark - CPU mark	1899 vs 590

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3800+

Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 95 Watt
3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1146 vs 384
Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1094 vs 999

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1146 vs 384
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1094 vs 999

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 455
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3800+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1334

673

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1899

590

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

384

1146

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

999

1094

Name	AMD Athlon II X3 455	AMD Athlon 64 3800+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1334	673
PassMark - CPU mark	1899	590
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	384	1146
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	999	1094

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X3 455	AMD Athlon 64 3800+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rana	Venice
Launch date	December 2010	April 2005
Launch price (MSRP)	$88	$160
Place in performance rating	2425	2415
Price now	$38.99	$179.95
Value for money (0-100)	20.92	2.02
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	169 mm	83 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	3	1
Transistor count	300 million	69 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	89 Watt