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.

 

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 2210 2221
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