Phenom II X3 720 vs Athlon 200GE
Aggregate performance score
Athlon 200GE outperforms Phenom II X3 720 by a whopping 160% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon 200GE and Phenom II X3 720 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1721 | 2463 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 4.27 | 5.16 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Athlon | no data |
| Power efficiency | 7.00 | 0.99 |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | Heka (2009−2010) |
| Release date | 6 September 2018 (6 years ago) | 1 January 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $55 | $75 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Phenom II X3 720 has 21% better value for money than Athlon 200GE.
Detailed specifications
Athlon 200GE and Phenom II X3 720 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 3 (Tri-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 3 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Multiplier | 32 | no data |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 209.78 mm2 | 258 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 4950 Million | 758 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon 200GE and Phenom II X3 720 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | AM4 | AM3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 200GE and Phenom II X3 720. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 200GE and Phenom II X3 720 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 200GE and Phenom II X3 720. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 200GE and Phenom II X3 720.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.60 | 1.00 |
| Recency | 6 September 2018 | 1 January 2010 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 3 |
| Threads | 4 | 3 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 95 Watt |
Athlon 200GE has a 160% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 33.3% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.
Phenom II X3 720, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores.
The Athlon 200GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X3 720 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 200GE and Phenom II X3 720, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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