Athlon XP-M 2000+ vs Phenom II X3 720 BE

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Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X3 720 BE and Athlon XP-M 2000+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD Athlon XP-M
Architecture codenameHeka (2009−2010)Barton (2001−2004)
Release date9 February 2009 (15 years ago)17 June 2003 (21 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$134

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X3 720 BE and Athlon XP-M 2000+ 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads31
Base clock speed2.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz1.53 GHz
Bus typeno dataFSB
Bus rateno data266 MT/s
Multiplierno data11.5
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm130 nm
Die size258 mm2101 mm2
Number of transistors758 million54 Million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 720 BE and Athlon XP-M 2000+ 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
SocketAM3A
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 720 BE and Athlon XP-M 2000+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

PowerNow-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 720 BE and Athlon XP-M 2000+ are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 720 BE and Athlon XP-M 2000+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory sizeno data4 GB

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 XP-M 2000+.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 9 February 2009 17 June 2003
Physical cores 3 1
Threads 3 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 130 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 25 Watt

Phenom II X3 720 BE has an age advantage of 5 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 188.9% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon XP-M 2000+, on the other hand, has 280% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X3 720 BE and Athlon XP-M 2000+. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Phenom II X3 720 BE is a desktop processor while Athlon XP-M 2000+ is a notebook one.


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