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AMD Athlon II X4 605e vs Athlon II X3 460

The AMD Athlon II X3 460 is newer than AMD Athlon II X4 605e is around 38% faster in single-thread testing. Also, AMD Athlon II X4 605e uses substantially less power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 186 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD Athlon II X4 605e×AMD Athlon II X3 460+ ADD
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Socket TypeAM3AM3
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed2.3 GHz3.4 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores4 (Threads: 4)3 (Threads: 3)
CacheL1: 512KB, L2: 2.0MB, L1: 384KB, L2: 1.5MB,
TDP45W95W
Yearly Running Cost$8.21$17.34
Other
First Seen on ChartQ4 2009Q3 2011
# of Samples45141
CPU Value130.9118.1
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)1001(-27.5%)1379(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)1964(-0.1%)1965(0.0%)
1 - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 10th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II X4 605e
1,964
AMD Athlon II X3 460
1,965
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 10th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Athlon II X4 605e
130.9
AMD Athlon II X3 460
118.1
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II X4 605e
1,001
AMD Athlon II X3 460
1,379
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Athlon II X4 605e AMD Athlon II X3 460
Max TDP45W95W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.