AMD FX-4350 vs AMD Athlon II X2 245

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4350 and AMD Athlon II X2 245 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, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4350

• CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• Around 48% higher clock speed: 4.3 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1620 vs 1150
• 3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3321 vs 1110
• Around 60% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 572 vs 357
• 2.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1589 vs 648

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 245

• Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4350
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 245

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1620 1150
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	3321 1110
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	572 357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1589 648

Compare specifications (specs)