Pentium P6000 vs Phenom II X3 720

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X3 720
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 95 Watt
1.03
+94.3%

Phenom II X3 720 outperforms Pentium P6000 by an impressive 94% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X3 720 and Pentium P6000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24602862
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.16no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency0.991.38
Architecture codenameHeka (2009−2010)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date1 January 2010 (14 years ago)20 June 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$75no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X3 720 and Pentium P6000 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads32
Base clock speed2.8 GHz1.86 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz0.07 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rateno data1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data14
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size258 mm281+114 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistors758 million382 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 720 and Pentium P6000 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)
SocketAM3PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 720 and Pentium P6000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

FMA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Phenom II X3 720 and Pentium P6000 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 720 and Pentium P6000 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 720 and Pentium P6000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X3 720 and Pentium P6000 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 720 and Pentium P6000.

PCIe version2.02.0
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 1.03
+94.3%
Pentium P6000 0.53

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
+94.4%
Pentium P6000 810

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
+24.4%
Pentium P6000 262

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
+77.5%
Pentium P6000 445

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.03 0.53
Recency 1 January 2010 20 June 2010
Physical cores 3 2
Threads 3 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

Phenom II X3 720 has a 94.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Pentium P6000, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

The Phenom II X3 720 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium P6000 in performance tests.

Note that Phenom II X3 720 is a desktop processor while Pentium P6000 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X3 720 and Pentium P6000, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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