AMD Athlon X4 730 vs AMD Athlon II X3 405e
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 730 and AMD Athlon II X3 405e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 730
- CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
- 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
- Around 39% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
- 2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 71% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2278 vs 1331
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 2 Oct 2012 vs October 2009 |
Number of cores | 4 vs 3 |
Maximum frequency | 3.2 GHz vs 2.3 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm vs 45 nm |
L2 cache | 4 MB vs 512 KB (per core) |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2278 vs 1331 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 405e
- 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
- Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 973 vs 937
Specifications (specs) | |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) vs 192 KB |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt vs 65 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 973 vs 937 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 730
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 405e
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Athlon X4 730 | AMD Athlon II X3 405e |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 937 | 973 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2278 | 1331 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Athlon X4 730 | AMD Athlon II X3 405e | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Trinity | Rana |
Launch date | 2 Oct 2012 | October 2009 |
Place in performance rating | 2315 | 2313 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $80 | |
Price now | $79.99 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 7.46 | |
Vertical segment | Desktop | |
Performance |
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Base frequency | 2.8 GHz | |
Die size | 246 mm² | 169 mm |
L1 cache | 192 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 4 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm | 45 nm |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | |
Maximum frequency | 3.2 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 3 |
Number of threads | 4 | |
Transistor count | 1303 million | 300 million |
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64 bit support | ||
Memory |
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ECC memory support | ||
Max memory channels | 2 | |
Supported memory frequency | 1866 MHz | |
Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | FM2 | AM3 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 45 Watt |
Peripherals |
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PCI Express revision | 2.0 | |
Advanced Technologies |
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Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP) | ||
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3) | ||
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |