AMD Athlon II X4 605e vs AMD Phenom II X3 B73

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 605e and AMD Phenom II X3 B73 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Athlon II X4 605e

AMD Phenom II X3 B73

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 605e

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
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1966 vs 1671

Specifications (specs)
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 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1966 vs 1671

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 B73

Around 22% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1100 vs 999

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1100 vs 999

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 605e
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 B73

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

999

1100

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1966

1671

Name	AMD Athlon II X4 605e	AMD Phenom II X3 B73
PassMark - Single thread mark	999	1100
PassMark - CPU mark	1966	1671
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1433
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4113
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X4 605e	AMD Phenom II X3 B73
Essentials
Architecture codename	Propus	Heka
Launch date	October 2009	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$102	$75
Place in performance rating	2152	2166
Price now	$101.80	$75
Value for money (0-100)	7.96	10.75
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	2.3 GHz	2.8 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	95 Watt