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.
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 |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Phenom X3 8250e | AMD Athlon 64 3700+ |
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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+ | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Toliman | San Diego |
Launch date | September 2008 | May 2004 |
Place in performance rating | 2650 | 2655 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Launch price (MSRP) | $69 | |
Price now | $69 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 2.56 | |
Performance |
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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 |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM2+ | 939 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 89 Watt |
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |