AMD Athlon II X4 630 vs AMD Phenom II X4 925

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 630 and AMD Phenom II X4 925 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon II X4 630

AMD Phenom II X4 925

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 630

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1155 vs 1147
2.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.635 vs 1.088
Around 14% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 3.684 vs 3.231

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2009 vs May 2009
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1155 vs 1147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.635 vs 1.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.684 vs 3.231

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 925

Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1151 vs 1129
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2271 vs 2153
Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 357 vs 347
Around 23% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 10.457 vs 8.536
Around 19% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.197 vs 0.166

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1151 vs 1129
PassMark - CPU mark	2271 vs 2153
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	357 vs 347
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	10.457 vs 8.536
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.197 vs 0.166

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 630
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 925

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1129

1151

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2153

2271

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

347

357

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1155

1147

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.635

1.088

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

8.536

10.457

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.166

0.197

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.684

3.231

Name	AMD Athlon II X4 630	AMD Phenom II X4 925
PassMark - Single thread mark	1129	1151
PassMark - CPU mark	2153	2271
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	347	357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1155	1147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.635	1.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	8.536	10.457
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.166	0.197
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.684	3.231

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X4 630	AMD Phenom II X4 925
Essentials
Architecture codename	Propus	Deneb
Launch date	September 2009	May 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$63	$160
Place in performance rating	2966	2967
Price now	$42.99	$43.99
Value for money (0-100)	21.49	22.90
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	2.8 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
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	95 Watt