AMD A6-7480 vs AMD Phenom II X3 710

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-7480 and AMD Phenom II X3 710 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Peripherals. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A6-7480

AMD Phenom II X3 710

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7480

Around 146054% higher clock speed: 3800 MHz vs 2.6 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1531 vs 1067
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1812 vs 1571

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3800 MHz vs 2.6 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1531 vs 1067
PassMark - CPU mark	1812 vs 1571

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 710

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	3 vs 2
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-7480
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 710

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1531

1067

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1812

1571

Name	AMD A6-7480	AMD Phenom II X3 710
PassMark - Single thread mark	1531	1067
PassMark - CPU mark	1812	1571
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		956

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-7480	AMD Phenom II X3 710
Essentials
Architecture codename	Excavator	Heka
Place in performance rating	1694	2635
Processor Number	A6-7480
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch date		February 2009
Launch price (MSRP)		$85
Price now		$84.53
Value for money (0-100)		8.51
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3500 MHz
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3800 MHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	3
Number of threads	2
Die size		258 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Transistor count		758 million
Memory
ECC memory support
Supported memory types	DDR3-800, DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR3
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	900 MHz
Processor graphics	Radeon R5 Graphics
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM2+	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0