Intel Pentium J3710 vs AMD Phenom II X3 720

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium J3710 and AMD Phenom II X3 720 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

Intel Pentium J3710

AMD Phenom II X3 720

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium J3710

1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
13.6x lower typical power consumption: 6.5 Watt vs 95 Watt

Number of cores	4 vs 3
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6.5 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 720

Around 6% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.64 GHz
Around 59% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1108 vs 696
Around 14% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1600 vs 1403
Around 66% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 374 vs 225
Around 37% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 968 vs 707

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.64 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1108 vs 696
PassMark - CPU mark	1600 vs 1403
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	374 vs 225
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	968 vs 707

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium J3710
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 720

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

696

1108

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1403

1600

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

225

374

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

707

968

Name	Intel Pentium J3710	AMD Phenom II X3 720
PassMark - Single thread mark	696	1108
PassMark - CPU mark	1403	1600
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	225	374
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	707	968
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.574
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	9.071
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.116
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.409
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	1.744
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1418
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	2514
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1418
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	2514

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium J3710	AMD Phenom II X3 720
Essentials
Architecture codename	Braswell	Heka
Launch date	Q1'16	January 2010
Place in performance rating	2586	2580
Processor Number	J3710
Series	Intel® Pentium® Processor J Series
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$75
Price now		$69.99
Value for money (0-100)		11.28
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	1.60 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C
Maximum frequency	2.64 GHz	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	3
Number of threads	4
Die size		258 mm
L1 cache		128 KB (per core)
L2 cache		512 KB (per core)
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Transistor count		758 million
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Maximum memory size	8 GB
Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600	DDR3
Graphics
Execution Units	18
Graphics base frequency	400 MHz
Graphics max frequency	740 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory	8 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported	3
Graphics API support
DirectX	Yes
OpenGL	Yes
Compatibility
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Package Size	25mm x 27mm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6.5 Watt	95 Watt
Sockets supported		AM3
Peripherals
Integrated LAN
Max number of PCIe lanes	4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports	2
Number of USB ports	5
PCI Express revision	2.0
PCIe configurations	1x4/2x2/1x2 + 2x1/4x1
Total number of SATA ports	5
UART
USB revision	2.0/3.0
Security & Reliability
Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot
Advanced Technologies
4G WiMAX Wireless
General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO)
HD Audio
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Rapid Storage technology (RST)
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Smart Connect
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Itanium (VT-i)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)