AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE vs AMD Phenom X3 8250e

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE and AMD Phenom X3 8250e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization. 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 2 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 89% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm SOI 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 87% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1361 vs 729
• 2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2581 vs 1084

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8250e

• Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8250e

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1361 729
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2581 1084

Compare specifications (specs)