i5-8300H vs Phenom II X3 720

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X3 720
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 95 Watt
0.99
Core i5-8300H
2018
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
4.68
+373%

Core i5-8300H outperforms Phenom II X3 720 by a whopping 373% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X3 720 and Core i5-8300H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24781286
Place by popularitynot in top-10082
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.16no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiency0.999.84
Architecture codenameHeka (2009−2010)Coffee Lake-H (2018−2019)
Release date1 January 2010 (14 years ago)2 April 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$75$250

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X3 720 and Core i5-8300H 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads38
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)8 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size258 mm2126 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors758 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 720 and Core i5-8300H 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM3FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 720 and Core i5-8300H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Phenom II X3 720 and Core i5-8300H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 720 and Core i5-8300H are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 720 and Core i5-8300H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X3 720 and Core i5-8300H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Phenom II X3 720 and Core i5-8300H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X3 720 and Core i5-8300H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 720 and Core i5-8300H.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

Phenom II X3 720 0.99
i5-8300H 4.68
+373%

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
i5-8300H 7437
+372%

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
i5-8300H 1276
+291%

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
i5-8300H 3755
+375%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.99 4.68
Recency 1 January 2010 2 April 2018
Physical cores 3 4
Threads 3 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 45 Watt

i5-8300H has a 372.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 111.1% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-8300H is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X3 720 in performance tests.

Note that Phenom II X3 720 is a desktop processor while Core i5-8300H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X3 720 and Core i5-8300H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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