AMD Athlon X4 950 vs AMD Athlon II X3 425e

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 950 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 950

• CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 2 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
• 1 more threads: 4 vs 3
• Around 41% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
• 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 61% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3610 vs 2239

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 425e

• Around 44% lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 65 Watt
• 3.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1594 vs 514
• 2.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3705 vs 1557

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 950
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 425e

PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	3610 2239
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	514 1594
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1557 3705

Compare specifications (specs)