AMD Phenom X3 8250e vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X3 8250e and AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+ 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 X2 5400+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8250e

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x 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

Launch date	September 2008 vs December 2006
Number of cores	3 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 89 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+

Around 47% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Around 49% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1614 vs 1084

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1614 vs 1084

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X3 8250e
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1084

1614

Name	AMD Phenom X3 8250e	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+
PassMark - Single thread mark	729	0
PassMark - CPU mark	1084	1614
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1300
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2136

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X3 8250e	AMD Athlon 64 X2 5400+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Toliman	Windsor
Launch date	September 2008	December 2006
Place in performance rating	2651	2654
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$52.99
Value for money (0-100)		8.03
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	285 mm	220 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	1.9 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	3	2
Transistor count	450 million	154 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2+	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	89 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)