AMD Athlon II X4 600e vs AMD Phenom II X3 700e

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 600e and AMD Phenom II X3 700e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Athlon II X4 600e

AMD Phenom II X3 700e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 600e

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 24% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1795 vs 1451

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2009 vs June 2009
Number of cores	4 vs 3
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1795 vs 1451

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 700e

Around 9% higher clock speed: 2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 961 vs 913

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.4 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	961 vs 913

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 600e
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 700e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

913

961

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1795

1451

Name	AMD Athlon II X4 600e	AMD Phenom II X3 700e
PassMark - Single thread mark	913	961
PassMark - CPU mark	1795	1451

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X4 600e	AMD Phenom II X3 700e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Propus	Heka
Launch date	October 2009	June 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$130
Place in performance rating	2366	2316
Price now	$130.23
Value for money (0-100)	5.55
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	169 mm	258 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	3
Transistor count	300 million	758 million
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	65 Watt