AMD Athlon II X2 265 vs AMD Phenom II X3 B75

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 265 and AMD Phenom II X3 B75 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 265

  • CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
  • Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 3 GHz
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1336 vs 1256
  • Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1925 vs 1905
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2010 vs October 2009
Maximum frequency 3.3 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1336 vs 1256
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1925 vs 1905

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 B75

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 41% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1781 vs 1267
  • Around 38% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4439 vs 3207
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 3 vs 2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1781 vs 1267
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4439 vs 3207

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 265
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 B75

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1336
1256
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1267
1781
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1925
1905
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3207
4439
Name AMD Athlon II X2 265 AMD Phenom II X3 B75
PassMark - Single thread mark 1336 1256
PassMark - CPU mark 1267 1781
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1925 1905
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3207 4439

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II X2 265 AMD Phenom II X3 B75

Essentials

Architecture codename Regor Heka
Launch date September 2010 October 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $83
Place in performance rating 1531 1502
Price now $82.88 $39.99
Value for money (0-100) 6.71 21.61
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD Phenom
OPN Tray HDXB75WFK3DGM
Series AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X3 Triple-Core

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 117 mm 258 mm
L1 cache 128 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 1024 KB 512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 3.3 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 2 3
Transistor count 410 million 758 million
Base frequency 3 GHz
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Number of threads 3
Unlocked

Memory

Supported memory types DDR2, DDR3 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt