AMD Phenom II X4 925 vs AMD Athlon 64 2800+

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 925 and AMD Athlon 64 2800+ 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Phenom II X4 925

AMD Athlon 64 2800+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 925

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 0 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 56% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1150 vs 511
5.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2272 vs 438

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2009 vs April 2004
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1150 vs 511
PassMark - CPU mark	2272 vs 438

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 2800+

Around 7% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	89 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 925
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 2800+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1150

511

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2272

438

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 925	AMD Athlon 64 2800+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1150	511
PassMark - CPU mark	2272	438
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	10.457
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.197
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.231

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 925	AMD Athlon 64 2800+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Deneb	NewCastle
Launch date	May 2009	April 2004
Launch price (MSRP)	$160	$100
Place in performance rating	2968	2974
Price now	$43.99	$99.99
Value for money (0-100)	22.90	1.29
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	258 mm	144 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	1.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Transistor count	758 million	69 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	754
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	89 Watt