A6-7000 vs Phenom II X3 720 BE
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X3 720 BE and A6-7000 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | 2653 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Kaveri |
| Architecture codename | Heka (2009−2010) | Kaveri (2014−2015) |
| Release date | February 2009 (15 years ago) | 1 June 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Current price | $19.79 | $450 |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X3 720 BE and A6-7000 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 | 3 (Tri-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 3 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1024 KB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 258 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 758 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X3 720 BE and A6-7000 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 | no data |
| Socket | AM3 | FT3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 720 BE and A6-7000. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA, DDR3-1600 Controller |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| FMA | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| FRTC | no data | 1 |
| PowerTune | no data | - |
| TrueAudio | no data | + |
| PowerNow | no data | + |
| PowerGating | no data | + |
| Out-of-band client management | no data | + |
| VirusProtect | no data | + |
| HSA | no data | 1 |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 720 BE and A6-7000 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | 1 |
| IOMMU 2.0 | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 720 BE and A6-7000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon R4 Graphics |
| iGPU core count | no data | 3 |
| Enduro | no data | + |
| Switchable graphics | no data | 1 |
| UVD | no data | + |
| VCE | no data | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X3 720 BE and A6-7000 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | no data | + |
| HDMI | no data | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Phenom II X3 720 BE and A6-7000 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | no data | 1 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 720 BE and A6-7000.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 3 | 2 |
| Threads | 3 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 17 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Phenom II X3 720 BE and A6-7000. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Phenom II X3 720 BE is a desktop processor while A6-7000 is a notebook one.
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