AMD Athlon II X3 455 vs AMD Athlon 64 FX-60

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 455 and AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 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 FX-60

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 455

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 11 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
Around 27% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.6 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
Around 16% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 110 Watt
Around 46% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1334 vs 912
2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1899 vs 709

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2010 vs January 2006
Number of cores	3 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 110 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1334 vs 912
PassMark - CPU mark	1899 vs 709

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 FX-60

Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	2048 KB vs 512 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 455
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 FX-60

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1334

912

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1899

709

Name	AMD Athlon II X3 455	AMD Athlon 64 FX-60
PassMark - Single thread mark	1334	912
PassMark - CPU mark	1899	709
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	384
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	999

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X3 455	AMD Athlon 64 FX-60
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rana	Toledo
Launch date	December 2010	January 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$88
Place in performance rating	2425	2430
Price now	$38.99
Value for money (0-100)	20.92
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	169 mm	199 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	3.3 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	3	2
Transistor count	300 million	233 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	110 Watt