AMD Athlon II X3 460 vs AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 460 and AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 460

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 1
  • Around 42% higher clock speed: 3.4 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
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.9x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1395 vs 475
  • 4.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2008 vs 421
Specifications (specs)
Launch date May 2011 vs October 2007
Number of cores 3 vs 1
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache 384 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 1.5 MB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1395 vs 475
PassMark - CPU mark 2008 vs 421

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620

  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • 2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1101 vs 383
  • Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1074 vs 1013
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1101 vs 383
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1074 vs 1013

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 460
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1395
475
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2008
421
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
383
1101
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1013
1074
Name AMD Athlon II X3 460 AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620
PassMark - Single thread mark 1395 475
PassMark - CPU mark 2008 421
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 383 1101
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1013 1074
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.511

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II X3 460 AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620

Essentials

Architecture codename Rana Windsor
Family AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date May 2011 October 2007
Launch price (MSRP) $50
OPN PIB ADX460WFGMBOX
OPN Tray ADX460WFK32GM
Place in performance rating 2498 2488
Price now $38.99
Series AMD Athlon II X3
Value for money (0-100) 21.59
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.4 GHz
Die size 169 mm 230 mm
L1 cache 384 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 1.5 MB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 90 nm
Maximum core temperature 75°C
Maximum frequency 3.4 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 3 1
Number of threads 3
Transistor count 300 million 227 million
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Memory

Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3 AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 45 Watt