AMD Athlon X4 730 vs AMD Athlon II X3 425e

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 730 and AMD Athlon II X3 425e 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon X4 730

AMD Athlon II X3 425e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 730

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
1 more threads: 4 vs 3
Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.7 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 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2278 vs 2239

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	2 Oct 2012 vs May 2011
Number of cores	4 vs 3
Number of threads	4 vs 3
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 1.5 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	2278 vs 2239

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 425e

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

L1 cache	384 KB vs 192 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 65 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 730
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 425e

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2278

2239

Name	AMD Athlon X4 730	AMD Athlon II X3 425e
PassMark - Single thread mark	937	0
PassMark - CPU mark	2278	2239
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1594
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3705

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 730	AMD Athlon II X3 425e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Rana
Launch date	2 Oct 2012	May 2011
Place in performance rating	2315	2312
Family		AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB		AD425EHDGMBOX
OPN Tray		AD425EHDK32GM
Series		AMD Athlon II X3
Vertical segment		Desktop
Performance
Base frequency	2.8 GHz	2.7 GHz
Die size	246 mm²	169 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	4 MB	1.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	3
Number of threads	4	3
Transistor count	1303 million	300 million
Unlocked
64 bit support
Memory
ECC memory support
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add 3 (FMA3)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)