Athlon II X3 425e vs Pentium 1403 v2
Aggregate performance score
Pentium 1403 v2 outperforms Athlon II X3 425e by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2464 | 2493 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 1.74 | 3.03 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Ivy Bridge-EN (2013−2014) | Rana (2009−2011) |
| Release date | 9 January 2014 (11 years ago) | 3 May 2011 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Pentium 1403 v2 and Athlon II X3 425e 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 3 (Tri-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 3 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | 0 GT/s | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256K (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 133 mm2 | 169 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 80 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,008 million | 300 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| VID voltage range | 0.65-1.3V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Pentium 1403 v2 and Athlon II X3 425e 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | 1356 | AM3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 1403 v2 and Athlon II X3 425e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® AVX | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | - | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | - | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | + | no data |
| PAE | 46 Bit | no data |
Security technologies
Pentium 1403 v2 and Athlon II X3 425e technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 1403 v2 and Athlon II X3 425e are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 1403 v2 and Athlon II X3 425e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 384 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 3 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 38.4 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 1403 v2 and Athlon II X3 425e.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 24 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.30 | 1.27 |
| Recency | 9 January 2014 | 3 May 2011 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 3 |
| Threads | 2 | 3 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 80 Watt | 45 Watt |
Pentium 1403 v2 has a 2.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.
Athlon II X3 425e, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and 77.8% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Intel Pentium 1403 v2 and AMD Athlon II X3 425e.
Be aware that Pentium 1403 v2 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon II X3 425e is a desktop one.
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