Phenom II X3 720: specs and benchmarks

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Phenom II X3 720
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 95 Watt
0.99

Phenom II X3 720 provides poor benchmark performance at 0.99% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.

Summary

AMD started Phenom II X3 720 sales 1 January 2010 at a recommended price of $75. This is a Heka architecture desktop processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 3 cores and 3 threads, and is based on 45 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2.8 and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is AMD Socket AM3 processor with a TDP of 95 Watt. It supports DDR3 memory.

Primary details

Phenom II X3 720 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in the ranking2478
Place by popularitynot in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.16
Market segmentDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.99of 100.00 (Ryzen Z1 Extreme)
Architecture codenameHeka (2009−2010)
Release date1 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$75of 17,906 (Xeon Platinum 8280L)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores3 (Tri-Core)
Threads3
Base clock speed2.8 GHzof 4.7 GHz (FX-9590)
Boost clock speed2.8 GHzof 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS)
L1 cache128 KB (per core)of 80 KB (EPYC 9965)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)of 2 MB (Xeon 6980P)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)of 1152 MB (EPYC 9684X)
Chip lithography45 nmof 3 nm (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
Die size258 mm2
Number of transistors758 millionof 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X)
64 bit support+
Windows 11 compatibility-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 720 compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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 configuration1of 8 (Opteron 842)
SocketAM3
Power consumption (TDP)95 Wattof 500 Watt (Xeon 6960P)

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 720's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection types of supported peripherals.

PCIe version2.0of 5.0 (Core i9-12900K)

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Phenom II X3 720. Overall benchmark performance 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.

Phenom II X3 720 0.99

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.

Phenom II X3 720 1575

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.

Phenom II X3 720 326

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.

Phenom II X3 720 790

Gaming performance

Closest competitors

Phenom II X3 720's performance relative to its closest rivals among desktop CPUs.


Phenom II X3 720 100
A6-6420K 100

Intel equivalent

According to our data, the closest Intel alternative to Phenom II X3 720 is Celeron G1620, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 1 position in our ranking.

Here are some closest Intel rivals to Phenom II X3 720:

Phenom II X3 720 100
Pentium G870 97.98
Core i3-540 97.98

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