i9-13900HX vs Phenom II X3 720 BE

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X3 720 BE and Core i9-13900HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated169
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Raptor Lake-HX
Power efficiencyno data47.78
Architecture codenameHeka (2009−2010)Raptor Lake-HX (2023)
Release date9 February 2009 (15 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$668

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X3 720 BE and Core i9-13900HX 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)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads332
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz5.4 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size258 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors758 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 720 BE and Core i9-13900HX 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
SocketAM3FCBGA1964
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 720 BE and Core i9-13900HX. 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-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Phenom II X3 720 BE and Core i9-13900HX technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 720 BE and Core i9-13900HX 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 BE and Core i9-13900HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4, DDR5
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel UHD Graphics for 13th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.65 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X3 720 BE and Core i9-13900HX integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Phenom II X3 720 BE and Core i9-13900HX integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X3 720 BE and Core i9-13900HX integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 720 BE and Core i9-13900HX.

PCIe version2.05.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 9 February 2009 4 January 2023
Physical cores 3 24
Threads 3 32
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 55 Watt

i9-13900HX has an age advantage of 13 years, 700% more physical cores and 966.7% more threads, and 72.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X3 720 BE and Core i9-13900HX. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Phenom II X3 720 BE is a desktop processor while Core i9-13900HX is a notebook one.


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