AMD Phenom II X3 720 vs AMD Phenom II X3 710

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X3 720 and AMD Phenom II X3 710 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.

AMD Phenom II X3 720

AMD Phenom II X3 710

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 720

CPU is newer: launch date 11 month(s) later
Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1105 vs 1070
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1575 vs 1551
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 374 vs 354
Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 968 vs 956

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2010 vs February 2009
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1105 vs 1070
PassMark - CPU mark	1575 vs 1551
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	374 vs 354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	968 vs 956

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X3 720
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 710

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1105

1070

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1575

1551

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

374

354

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

968

956

Name	AMD Phenom II X3 720	AMD Phenom II X3 710
PassMark - Single thread mark	1105	1070
PassMark - CPU mark	1575	1551
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	374	354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	968	956

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X3 720	AMD Phenom II X3 710
Essentials
Architecture codename	Heka	Heka
Launch date	January 2010	February 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$75	$85
Place in performance rating	2574	2613
Price now	$69.99	$84.53
Value for money (0-100)	11.28	8.51
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	258 mm	258 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	3	3
Transistor count	758 million	758 million
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