AMD Phenom II X6 1035T vs AMD Phenom X3 8450e

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X6 1035T and AMD Phenom X3 8450e 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, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X6 1035T

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 3
  • Around 24% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 2x 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 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1224 vs 824
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3014 vs 1206
Specifications (specs)
Launch date April 2010 vs September 2008
Number of cores 6 vs 3
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared) vs 2048 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1224 vs 824
PassMark - CPU mark 3014 vs 1206

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8450e

  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X6 1035T
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8450e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1224
824
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3014
1206
Name AMD Phenom II X6 1035T AMD Phenom X3 8450e
PassMark - Single thread mark 1224 824
PassMark - CPU mark 3014 1206
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 5.836
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 19.107
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.388

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom II X6 1035T AMD Phenom X3 8450e

Essentials

Architecture codename Thuban Toliman
Launch date April 2010 September 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $189
Place in performance rating 2525 2529
Price now $189
Value for money (0-100) 7.27
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 346 mm 285 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) 2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz 2.1 GHz
Number of cores 6 3
Transistor count 904 million 450 million

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3 AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)