Athlon II X3 vs duals & quads.

[PoBoy]

AMD Athlon II X3: Affordable Compromise | silentpcreview.com

The X3s will be pitted against the dual core Athlon II X2 250/255 and Phenom II X2 555, and the Phenom II X4 630 to see how well they compare to a budget quad core CPU.

On our test suite, the strongest CPU turned out to be the Athlon II X4 630, thanks mostly to its dominance in our two video encoding tests. The Phenom II X2 555 was a close second, followed by the X3 440 and X3 720 which gave 94~95% of the performance of the X4 630. The rest of the field trailed by only 2~3% with the exception of the low power X3 705e and 415e which fell well behind the competition.
When it comes to value however, the X4 630 and X2 555 are no match for the Athlon II X2s and X3s. Thanks to their low exceptionally low price-tags, they score very high on the value meter. From this perspective it seems that the X3 435 and 440 would be an affordable and safe compromise if you're unsure whether a dual or quad core is right for you. In many cases, their high clock speeds and lower prices make up for the loss of one core over a quad.

Note : this is Silent PC Review, not AT. No OC/games/unlocking.

 

[buddingwhizkid]

nice article ! x2 555 seems to dominate in most of the tests !

its the best vfm if it unlocks !

but x3 's are very good for a budget build !

 

[ALPHA17]

[quote name='PoBoy']AMD Athlon II X3: Affordable Compromise | silentpcreview.com

The X3s will be pitted against the dual core Athlon II X2 250/255 and Phenom II X2 555, and the Phenom II X4 630 to see how well they compare to a budget quad core CPU.

Bru the best benchmark is if the damn thing does your job, not nos. and how less time in compression and depending on this most of us can suffice in a low power dual core, its only a few crazy geeks who really juice out all the power from their PCs in tasks like a render pass in animation so look at benchmarks from this angle rather than mundane nos.