AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE vs AMD Phenom II X3 720 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE and AMD Phenom II X3 720 BE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE

• CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
• 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
• Around 14% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
• Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 22% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.196 vs 0.161

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 720 BE

• Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 955 BE
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 720 BE

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

CPU 1 CPU 2

0.196 0.161

Compare specifications (specs)