AMD Athlon II X3 460 vs AMD Phenom II X3 720

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X3 460 and AMD Phenom II X3 720 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 720

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 460

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Around 21% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1395 vs 1105
Around 27% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2008 vs 1575
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 383 vs 374
Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1013 vs 968

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2011 vs January 2010
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1395 vs 1105
PassMark - CPU mark	2008 vs 1575
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	383 vs 374
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1013 vs 968

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X3 460
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 720

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1395

1105

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2008

1575

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

383

374

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1013

968

Name	AMD Athlon II X3 460	AMD Phenom II X3 720
PassMark - Single thread mark	1395	1105
PassMark - CPU mark	2008	1575
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	383	374
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1013	968
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.511

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X3 460	AMD Phenom II X3 720
Essentials
Architecture codename	Rana	Heka
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	May 2011	January 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$50	$75
OPN PIB	ADX460WFGMBOX
OPN Tray	ADX460WFK32GM
Place in performance rating	2582	2587
Price now	$38.99	$69.99
Series	AMD Athlon II X3
Value for money (0-100)	21.59	11.28
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	2.8 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