Athlon II X3 425 vs Phenom II X3 720

Place in performance ranking	2325	2319
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	5.16	6.94
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Heka (2009−2010)	Rana (2009−2011)
Release date	1 January 2010 (14 years old)	October 2009 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)	$75	$42
Current price	$19.85 (0.3x MSRP)	$19.93 (0.5x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X3 425 has 34% better value for money than Phenom II X3 720.

Technical specs

Phenom II X3 720 and Athlon II X3 425 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)	3 (Tri-Core)
Threads	3	3
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.8 GHz	2.7 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	45 nm
Die size	258 mm²	169 mm²
Number of transistors	758 million	300 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 720 and Athlon II X3 425 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	1
Socket	AM3	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 720 and Athlon II X3 425. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 720 and Athlon II X3 425.

PCIe version

2.0

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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 1.01

Athlon II X3 425 1.02
+1%

Athlon II X3 425 outperforms Phenom II X3 720 by 1% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Phenom II X3 720 1554

Athlon II X3 425 1561
+0.5%

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Phenom II X3 720 377
+32.3%

Athlon II X3 425 285

Phenom II X3 720 outperforms Athlon II X3 425 by 32% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Phenom II X3 720 984
+49.5%

Athlon II X3 425 658

Phenom II X3 720 outperforms Athlon II X3 425 by 50% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.