AMD Athlon II X2 245 vs AMD Phenom II X3 710

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 245 and AMD Phenom II X3 710 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon II X2 245

AMD Phenom II X3 710

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 245

CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
Around 12% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1150 vs 1070
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 357 vs 354

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	July 2009 vs February 2009
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1150 vs 1070
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	357 vs 354

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 710

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 40% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1551 vs 1110
Around 48% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 956 vs 648

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	3 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1551 vs 1110
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	956 vs 648

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 245
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 710

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1150

1070

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1110

1551

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

357

354

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

648

956

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 245	AMD Phenom II X3 710
PassMark - Single thread mark	1150	1070
PassMark - CPU mark	1110	1551
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	357	354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	648	956

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 245	AMD Phenom II X3 710
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Heka
Launch date	July 2009	February 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$35	$85
Place in performance rating	2597	2611
Price now	$34.95	$84.53
Value for money (0-100)	13.95	8.51
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	258 mm
L1 cache	256 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	2.6 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)	65 Watt	95 Watt