AMD Phenom X4 9500 vs Athlon II X3 425

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Combined performance score

Athlon II X3 425
1.02
+1%

Athlon II X3 425 outperforms Phenom X4 9500 by 1% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Athlon II X3 425 and Phenom X4 9500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking23092319
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money6.945.34
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameRana (2009−2011)Agena (2007−2008)
Release dateOctober 2009 (14 years old)November 2007 (16 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$42no data
Current price$19.93 (0.5x MSRP)$26
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X3 425 has 30% better value for money than Phenom X4 9500.

Technical specs

Athlon II X3 425 and Phenom X4 9500 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores3 (Tri-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads34
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz2.2 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size169 mm2285 mm2
Number of transistors300 million450 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X3 425 and Phenom X4 9500 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketAM3AM2+
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt95 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X3 425 and Phenom X4 9500 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X3 425 and Phenom X4 9500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon II X3 425 1.02
+1%
Phenom X4 9500 1.01

Athlon II X3 425 outperforms Phenom X4 9500 by 1% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Athlon II X3 425 1561
+0.8%
Phenom X4 9500 1549

Athlon II X3 425 outperforms Phenom X4 9500 by 1% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Athlon II X3 425 285
+42.5%
Phenom X4 9500 200

Athlon II X3 425 outperforms Phenom X4 9500 by 43% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Athlon II X3 425 658
Phenom X4 9500 687
+4.4%

Phenom X4 9500 outperforms Athlon II X3 425 by 4% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.02 1.01
Physical cores 3 4
Threads 3 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm

We couldn't decide between Athlon II X3 425 and Phenom X4 9500. The differences in performance seem too small.


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