AMD FX-7500 vs AMD Phenom II X3 P860

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-7500 and AMD Phenom II X3 P860 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-7500

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
  • 1 more threads: 4 vs 3
  • Around 65% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
  • 2.7x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 75% lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 973 vs 831
  • Around 57% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1967 vs 1250
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 4 June 2014 vs 4 October 2010
Number of cores 4 vs 3
Number of threads 4 vs 3
Maximum frequency 3.3 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache 4 MB vs 1.5 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 973 vs 831
PassMark - CPU mark 1967 vs 1250

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-7500
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 P860

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
973
831
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1967
1250
Name AMD FX-7500 AMD Phenom II X3 P860
PassMark - Single thread mark 973 831
PassMark - CPU mark 1967 1250
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 344
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 873
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.011
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 6.008
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.138
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.371
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.57
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1212
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1138
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 2174
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1212
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1138
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 2174

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD FX-7500 AMD Phenom II X3 P860

Essentials

Architecture codename Kaveri Champlain
Family AMD FX-Series Processors AMD Phenom
Launch date 4 June 2014 4 October 2010
OPN Tray FM7500ECH44JA HMP860SGR32GM
Place in performance rating 2514 2501
Series AMD FX-Series Processors for Laptops AMD Phenom II Triple-Core Mobile Processors
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.1 GHz 2 GHz
Compute Cores 10
Die size 245 mm
L2 cache 4 MB 1.5 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 3.3 GHz 2 GHz
Number of cores 4 3
Number of GPU cores 6
Number of threads 4 3
Transistor count 2410 Million
Unlocked
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz
L1 cache 384 KB
Maximum core temperature 100°C

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 1600 MHz
Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 553 MHz
iGPU core count 6
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Sockets supported FP3 AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 20 Watt 35 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0