AMD Phenom II X4 925 vs AMD Phenom II X4 945 (125W)

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 925 and AMD Phenom II X4 945 (125W) 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

AMD Phenom II X4 925

AMD Phenom II X4 945 (125W)

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 925

CPU is newer: launch date 0 month(s) later
Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 125 Watt

Launch date	May 2009 vs April 2009
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 945 (125W)

Around 7% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.576 vs 1.088
Around 39% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 14.5 vs 10.457
Around 8% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.212 vs 0.197
Around 28% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.125 vs 3.231

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.576 vs 1.088
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	14.5 vs 10.457
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.212 vs 0.197
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.125 vs 3.231

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 925
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 945 (125W)

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

1.088

3.576

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

10.457

14.5

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.197

0.212

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

3.231

4.125

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 925	AMD Phenom II X4 945 (125W)
PassMark - Single thread mark	1150
PassMark - CPU mark	2277
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1147
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.088	3.576
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	10.457	14.5
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.197	0.212
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.231	4.125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.394

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 925	AMD Phenom II X4 945 (125W)
Essentials
Architecture codename	Deneb	Deneb
Launch date	May 2009	April 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$160
Place in performance rating	2976	3280
Price now	$43.99
Value for money (0-100)	22.90
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	258 mm	258 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Transistor count	758 million	758 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	125 Watt