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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 455
- CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 10 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: 1332 vs 912
- 2.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1879 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 | 1332 vs 912 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1879 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 |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Athlon II X3 455 | AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1332 | 912 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1879 | 709 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 384 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 999 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Athlon II X3 455 | AMD Athlon 64 FX-60 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Rana | Toledo |
Launch date | December 2010 | January 2006 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $88 | |
Place in performance rating | 2419 | 2423 |
Price now | $38.99 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 20.92 | |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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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 |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM3 | 939 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 110 Watt |