AMD Phenom X2 B60 vs AMD Phenom II X3 B73

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X2 B60 and AMD Phenom II X3 B73 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Phenom X2 B60

AMD Phenom II X3 B73

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X2 B60

Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1346 vs 1100
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2627 vs 1671

Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1346 vs 1100
PassMark - CPU mark	2627 vs 1671

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 B73

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	3 vs 2
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X2 B60
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 B73

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1346

1100

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2627

1671

Name	AMD Phenom X2 B60	AMD Phenom II X3 B73
PassMark - Single thread mark	1346	1100
PassMark - CPU mark	2627	1671

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X2 B60	AMD Phenom II X3 B73
Essentials
Family	AMD Phenom
OPN Tray	HDXB60WFK2DGM
Place in performance rating	1861	2166
Series	AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X2 Dual-Core
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Architecture codename		Heka
Launch date		October 2009
Launch price (MSRP)		$75
Price now		$75
Value for money (0-100)		10.75
Performance
Base frequency	3.5 GHz
L2 cache	1 MB	512 KB (per core)
Number of cores	2	3
Number of threads	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Die size		258 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology		45 nm
Maximum frequency		2.8 GHz
Transistor count		758 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	AM3	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	80 Watt	95 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR3