AMD Athlon X4 845 vs AMD Phenom II X3 710

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 845 and AMD Phenom II X3 710 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies. 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 X4 845

AMD Phenom II X3 710

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 845

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
Around 46% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1678 vs 1070
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3792 vs 1551
Around 46% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 516 vs 354
Around 62% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1548 vs 956

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 3
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1678 vs 1070
PassMark - CPU mark	3792 vs 1551
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	516 vs 354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1548 vs 956

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 845
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 710

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1678

1070

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3792

1551

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

516

354

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1548

956

Name	AMD Athlon X4 845	AMD Phenom II X3 710
PassMark - Single thread mark	1678	1070
PassMark - CPU mark	3792	1551
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	516	354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1548	956
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.853
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	11.946
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.244
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.237

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 845	AMD Phenom II X3 710
Essentials
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB	AD845XACKASBX
Place in performance rating	2615	2610
Series	AMD Athlon X4
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Heka
Launch date		February 2009
Launch price (MSRP)		$85
Price now		$84.53
Value for money (0-100)		8.51
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	71.30°C
Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	3
Number of threads	4
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		258 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Transistor count		758 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FM2+	AM3
Thermal Solution	Near Silent 95W
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)		95 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions