AMD Athlon II X2 280 vs AMD Phenom II X3 B75

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 280 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.

AMD Athlon II X2 280

AMD Phenom II X3 B75

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 280

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 20% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1462 vs 1256
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1941 vs 1905

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	February 2013 vs October 2009
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1462 vs 1256
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1941 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 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1781 vs 1355
Around 36% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4439 vs 3272

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 1355
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4439 vs 3272

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 280
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 B75

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1462

1256

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1355

1781

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1941

1905

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3272

4439

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 280	AMD Phenom II X3 B75
PassMark - Single thread mark	1462	1256
PassMark - CPU mark	1355	1781
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1941	1905
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3272	4439

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 280	AMD Phenom II X3 B75
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Heka
Launch date	February 2013	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$100
Place in performance rating	1475	1502
Price now	$99.99	$39.99
Value for money (0-100)	6.28	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	3.6 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