AMD Phenom X3 8250e vs AMD Athlon 64 3700+

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X3 8250e and AMD Athlon 64 3700+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Phenom X3 8250e

AMD Athlon 64 3700+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8250e

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 4 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 1
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 729 vs 435
2.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1084 vs 394

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2008 vs May 2004
Number of cores	3 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 89 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	729 vs 435
PassMark - CPU mark	1084 vs 394

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3700+

Around 16% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.9 GHz

Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz vs 1.9 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X3 8250e
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3700+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

729

435

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1084

394

Name	AMD Phenom X3 8250e	AMD Athlon 64 3700+
PassMark - Single thread mark	729	435
PassMark - CPU mark	1084	394
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1018
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		979

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X3 8250e	AMD Athlon 64 3700+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Toliman	San Diego
Launch date	September 2008	May 2004
Place in performance rating	2648	2652
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$69
Price now		$69
Value for money (0-100)		2.56
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	285 mm	115 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1024 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	1.9 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	3	1
Transistor count	450 million	105 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2+	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	89 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)