AMD Phenom II X3 720 vs AMD Athlon II X2 245

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X3 720 and AMD Athlon II X2 245 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 720

• CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later
• 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
• Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• Around 42% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1575 vs 1110
• Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 374 vs 357
• Around 49% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 968 vs 648

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 245

• Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
• Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
• Around 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1150 vs 1105

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X3 720
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X2 245

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1105 1150
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1575 1110
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	374 357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	968 648

Compare specifications (specs)