AMD Athlon II X3 420e vs AMD Phenom II X3 B73

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 420e 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 X3 420e

AMD Phenom II X3 B73

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 420e

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 - CPU mark: 1557 vs 1538

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2010 vs October 2009
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1058 vs 1056
PassMark - CPU mark	1557 vs 1538

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 B73

Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz

Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 420e
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 B73

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1058

1056

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1557

1538

Name	AMD Athlon II X3 420e	AMD Phenom II X3 B73
PassMark - Single thread mark	1058	1056
PassMark - CPU mark	1557	1538

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X3 420e	AMD Phenom II X3 B73
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rana	Heka
Launch date	September 2010	October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$116	$75
Place in performance rating	2209	2223
Price now	$116.15	$75
Value for money (0-100)	5.80	10.75
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	169 mm	258 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	3	3
Transistor count	300 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