AMD Phenom II X4 B97 vs AMD Athlon II X3 405e

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 B97 and AMD Athlon II X3 405e 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.

AMD Phenom II X4 B97

AMD Athlon II X3 405e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 B97

CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
Around 39% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.3 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 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1320 vs 973
Around 91% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2539 vs 1331

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2010 vs October 2009
Number of cores	4 vs 3
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1320 vs 973
PassMark - CPU mark	2539 vs 1331

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 405e

2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 B97
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 405e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1320

973

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2539

1331

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 B97	AMD Athlon II X3 405e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1320	973
PassMark - CPU mark	2539	1331
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	430
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1447

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 B97	AMD Athlon II X3 405e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Deneb	Rana
Family	AMD Phenom
Launch date	May 2010	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$100	$80
OPN Tray	HDXB97WFK4DGM
Place in performance rating	2243	2206
Price now	$56.99	$79.99
Series	AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X4 Quad-Core
Value for money (0-100)	20.09	7.46
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.2 GHz
Die size	258 mm	169 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)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	3
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	758 million	300 million
Unlocked
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	45 Watt