AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE vs AMD Athlon II X3 425

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE and AMD Athlon II X3 425 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 X4 975 BE

• CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 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 33% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
• 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
• Around 25% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1350 vs 1084
• Around 61% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2536 vs 1576
• Around 49% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 477 vs 320
• 2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1584 vs 788

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 425

• Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 425

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1350 1084
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2536 1576
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	477 320
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1584 788

Compare specifications (specs)