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).

 

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 2583 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