AMD Phenom II X3 710 vs AMD Athlon X2 4450e

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X3 710 and AMD Athlon X2 4450e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 710

  • CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
  • Around 13% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 81% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1571 vs 867
Specifications (specs)
Launch date February 2009 vs April 2008
Number of cores 3 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1067 vs 1066
PassMark - CPU mark 1571 vs 867

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 4450e

  • 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • 3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1045 vs 354
  • Around 78% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1701 vs 956
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1045 vs 354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1701 vs 956

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X3 710
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 4450e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1067
1066
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1571
867
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
354
1045
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
956
1701
Name AMD Phenom II X3 710 AMD Athlon X2 4450e
PassMark - Single thread mark 1067 1066
PassMark - CPU mark 1571 867
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 354 1045
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 956 1701
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.62
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 6.492

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom II X3 710 AMD Athlon X2 4450e

Essentials

Architecture codename Heka Brisbane
Launch date February 2009 April 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $85
Place in performance rating 2613 2615
Price now $84.53
Value for money (0-100) 8.51
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 258 mm 126 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 256 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 512 KB
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz 2.3 GHz
Number of cores 3 2
Transistor count 758 million 154 million

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3 AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 45 Watt