Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U vs Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W)

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W)
2009
4 cores / 4 threads, 125 Watt
1.60
Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
6.23
+289%

Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U outperforms Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) by a whopping 289% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) and Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21051084
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency1.2139.28
Architecture codenameDeneb (2009−2011)Renoir PRO (Zen 2) (2020)
Release date7 November 2009 (15 years ago)7 May 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) and Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.7 GHz
Multiplierno data25
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm
Die size258 mm2156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors758 million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) and Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U 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
SocketAM3FP6
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) and Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) and Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) and Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-4266
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data68.27 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 ( - 1400 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) and Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U.

PCIe version2.03.0

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 965 BE (125W) 1.60
Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U 6.23
+289%

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.

Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) 2544
Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U 9900
+289%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.60 6.23
Recency 7 November 2009 7 May 2020
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 15 Watt

Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U has a 289.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 100% more threads, a 542.9% more advanced lithography process, and 733.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) in performance tests.

Note that Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) is a desktop processor while Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) and Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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