AMD Athlon II X2 250 vs AMD Phenom II X3 720 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 250 and AMD Phenom II X3 720 BE 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 250

• CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
• Around 7% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.8 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

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 720 BE

• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 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 81% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.161 vs 0.089

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 250
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 720 BE

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1 CPU 2

0.089 0.161

Compare specifications (specs)