AMD Athlon II X2 210e vs AMD Phenom II X3 B73

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 210e and AMD Phenom II X3 B73 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Athlon II X2 210e

AMD Phenom II X3 B73

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 210e

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1105 vs 1095

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2010 vs October 2009
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1105 vs 1095

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 B73

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 48% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1637 vs 1105

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	3 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1637 vs 1105

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 210e
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 B73

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1105

1095

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1105

1637

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 210e	AMD Phenom II X3 B73
PassMark - Single thread mark	1105	1095
PassMark - CPU mark	1105	1637

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 210e	AMD Phenom II X3 B73
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Heka
Launch date	September 2010	October 2009
Place in performance rating	2170	2172
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$75
Price now		$75
Value for money (0-100)		10.75
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	258 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	2	3
Transistor count	410 million	758 million
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	95 Watt