AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W) vs AMD Phenom X3 8450

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W) and AMD Phenom X3 8450 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W)

• CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
• Around 62% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 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
• 3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
• Around 79% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 443 vs 247
• 2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1480 vs 636

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (140W)
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8450

Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	443 247
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1480 636

Compare specifications (specs)