Athlon II X3 455 vs Phenom II X3 720 BE

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Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X3 720 BE and Athlon II X3 455 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2365
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.52
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data1.18
Architecture codenameHeka (2009−2010)Rana (2009−2011)
Release date9 February 2009 (15 years ago)7 December 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$88

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X3 720 BE and Athlon II X3 455 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)3 (Tri-Core)
Threads33
Base clock speed2.8 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.3 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size258 mm2169 mm2
Number of transistors758 million300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 720 BE and Athlon II X3 455 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 configuration11
SocketAM3AM3
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt95 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 720 BE and Athlon II X3 455 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 720 BE and Athlon II X3 455. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 720 BE and Athlon II X3 455.

PCIe version2.02.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 9 February 2009 7 December 2010

Athlon II X3 455 has an age advantage of 1 year.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X3 720 BE and Athlon II X3 455. We've got no test results to judge.


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