AMD Athlon II X3 460 vs AMD Athlon X2 4450e

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 460 and AMD Athlon X2 4450e 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s).

AMD Athlon II X3 460

AMD Athlon X2 4450e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 460

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
Around 48% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
Around 50% 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 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1395 vs 1066
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2008 vs 867
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 1.511 vs 0.62

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2011 vs April 2008
Number of cores	3 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	384 KB vs 256 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1395 vs 1066
PassMark - CPU mark	2008 vs 867
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.511 vs 0.62

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 4450e

2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
2.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1045 vs 383
Around 68% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1701 vs 1013

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1045 vs 383
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1701 vs 1013

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 460
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 4450e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1395

1066

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2008

867

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

383

1045

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1013

1701

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.511

0.62

Name	AMD Athlon II X3 460	AMD Athlon X2 4450e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1395	1066
PassMark - CPU mark	2008	867
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	383	1045
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1013	1701
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.511	0.62
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		6.492

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X3 460	AMD Athlon X2 4450e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rana	Brisbane
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	May 2011	April 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$50
OPN PIB	ADX460WFGMBOX
OPN Tray	ADX460WFK32GM
Place in performance rating	2587	2615
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	126 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1.5 MB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	75°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	3	2
Number of threads	3
Transistor count	300 million	154 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