AMD Phenom II X3 720 BE vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X3 720 BE and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 720 BE

• CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 9 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
• Around 17% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
• Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 3.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.161 vs 0.042

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE

• Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X3 720 BE
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4600+ EE

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1 CPU 2

0.161 0.042

Compare specifications (specs)