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).

AMD Athlon II X3 460

AMD Athlon 64 LE-1620

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	2583	2576
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
Unlocked
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