AMD Athlon II X3 445 vs Phenom II X4 910

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Combined performance score

Phenom II X4 910
1.16

Athlon II X3 445 outperforms Phenom II X4 910 by 3% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Phenom II X4 910 and Athlon II X3 445 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking22322215
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.442.01
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameDeneb (2009−2011)Rana (2009−2011)
Release dateFebruary 2009 (15 years old)11 May 2010 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$100$91
Current price$68 (0.7x MSRP)$21 (0.2x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X3 445 has 40% better value for money than Phenom II X4 910.

Technical specs

Phenom II X4 910 and Athlon II X3 445 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)3 (Tri-Core)
Threads43
Base clock speedno data3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz3.1 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size258 mm2169 mm2
Number of transistors758 million300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 910 and Athlon II X3 445 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
SocketAM3AM3
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt95 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 910 and Athlon II X3 445. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 910 and Athlon II X3 445.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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.

Phenom II X4 910 1.16
Athlon II X3 445 1.19
+2.6%

Athlon II X3 445 outperforms Phenom II X4 910 by 3% 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%

Phenom II X4 910 1776
Athlon II X3 445 1823
+2.6%

Athlon II X3 445 outperforms Phenom II X4 910 by 3% 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%

Phenom II X4 910 356
+23.2%
Athlon II X3 445 289

Phenom II X4 910 outperforms Athlon II X3 445 by 23% 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%

Phenom II X4 910 1202
+95.8%
Athlon II X3 445 614

Phenom II X4 910 outperforms Athlon II X3 445 by 96% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.16 1.19
Physical cores 4 3
Threads 4 3
Cost $100 $91

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X4 910 and Athlon II X3 445. The differences in performance seem too small.


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