AMD Phenom X4 9450e vs AMD Phenom X3 8450e

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X4 9450e and AMD Phenom X3 8450e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Phenom X4 9450e

AMD Phenom X3 8450e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9450e

CPU is newer: launch date 0 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
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 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 841 vs 826
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1455 vs 1257

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2008 vs September 2008
Number of cores	4 vs 3
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	841 vs 826
PassMark - CPU mark	1455 vs 1257

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X4 9450e
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8450e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

841

826

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1455

1257

Name	AMD Phenom X4 9450e	AMD Phenom X3 8450e
PassMark - Single thread mark	841	826
PassMark - CPU mark	1455	1257

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X4 9450e	AMD Phenom X3 8450e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Agena	Toliman
Launch date	October 2008	September 2008
Place in performance rating	2478	2496
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	285 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	2048 KB (shared)	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.1 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	4	3
Transistor count	450 million	450 million
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM2+	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)