AMD Athlon II X3 460 vs AMD Phenom II X3 710

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 460 and AMD Phenom II X3 710 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s).

AMD Athlon II X3 460

AMD Phenom II X3 710

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 460

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 31% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 31% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1395 vs 1067
Around 28% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2008 vs 1571
Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 383 vs 354
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1013 vs 956

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2011 vs February 2009
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1395 vs 1067
PassMark - CPU mark	2008 vs 1571
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	383 vs 354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1013 vs 956

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 460
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 710

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1395

1067

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2008

1571

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

383

354

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1013

956

Name	AMD Athlon II X3 460	AMD Phenom II X3 710
PassMark - Single thread mark	1395	1067
PassMark - CPU mark	2008	1571
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	383	354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1013	956
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.511

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X3 460	AMD Phenom II X3 710
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rana	Heka
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	May 2011	February 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$50	$85
OPN PIB	ADX460WFGMBOX
OPN Tray	ADX460WFK32GM
Place in performance rating	2587	2613
Price now	$38.99	$84.53
Series	AMD Athlon II X3
Value for money (0-100)	21.59	8.51
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.4 GHz
Die size	169 mm	258 mm
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.5 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	75°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	3	3
Number of threads	3
Transistor count	300 million	758 million
Unlocked
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)	95 Watt	95 Watt