AMD Ryzen 3 3200U vs AMD Phenom II X2 X620 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 3200U and AMD Phenom II X2 X620 BE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Ryzen 3 3200U

AMD Phenom II X2 X620 BE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3200U

2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1804 vs 1339
3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3786 vs 1262

Specifications (specs)
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1804 vs 1339
PassMark - CPU mark	3786 vs 1262

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 X620 BE

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 X620 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1804

1339

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3786

1262

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 3200U	AMD Phenom II X2 X620 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1804	1339
PassMark - CPU mark	3786	1262
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	670
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1439

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 3200U	AMD Phenom II X2 X620 BE
Essentials
Family	AMD Ryzen Processors
OPN Tray	YM3200C4T2OFG
Place in performance rating	1930	1926
Series	AMD Ryzen 3 Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics	2x AMD Phenom II
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Architecture codename		Champlain
Launch date		12 May 2010
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz
Compute Cores	5
L1 cache	192 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	2048 KB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	105°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Graphics
Graphics max frequency	1200 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3 Graphics
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP5	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	45 Watt
Advanced Technologies
AMD SenseMI
FreeSync
The "Zen" Core Architecture