AMD Athlon II X4 620 vs AMD Phenom II X3 705e

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 620 and AMD Phenom II X3 705e 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon II X4 620

AMD Phenom II X3 705e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 620

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
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 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1062 vs 962
Around 65% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2019 vs 1222
Around 55% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.01 vs 1.938
Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 8.801 vs 7.825
Around 50% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.185 vs 0.123
Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 3.384 vs 2.578

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2009 vs June 2009
Number of cores	4 vs 3
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1062 vs 962
PassMark - CPU mark	2019 vs 1222
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.01 vs 1.938
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	8.801 vs 7.825
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.185 vs 0.123
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.384 vs 2.578

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 705e

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 620
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 705e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1062

962

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2019

1222

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.01

1.938

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

8.801

7.825

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.185

0.123

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.384

2.578

Name	AMD Athlon II X4 620	AMD Phenom II X3 705e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1062	962
PassMark - CPU mark	2019	1222
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	312
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1083
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.01	1.938
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	8.801	7.825
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.185	0.123
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.384	2.578

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X4 620	AMD Phenom II X3 705e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Propus	Heka
Launch date	September 2009	June 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$65	$152
Place in performance rating	3091	3093
Price now	$69.99	$152.34
Value for money (0-100)	12.37	4.31
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	2.6 GHz	2.5 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)	95 Watt	65 Watt