Celeron G6900E vs Phenom II X3 720

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Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X3 720 and Celeron G6900E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2478not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.16no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.99no data
Architecture codenameHeka (2009−2010)Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date1 January 2010 (14 years ago)4 January 2022 (2 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 Celeron G6900E 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 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm
Die size258 mm2no data
Number of transistors758 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 720 and Celeron G6900E 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
SocketAM31700
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt46 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 720 and Celeron G6900E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Phenom II X3 720 and Celeron G6900E technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 720 and Celeron G6900E 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 Celeron G6900E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 710

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 720 and Celeron G6900E.

PCIe version2.05.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.



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
Celeron G6900E 1561
+379%

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
Celeron G6900E 2702
+242%

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 January 2010 4 January 2022
Physical cores 3 2
Threads 3 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 46 Watt

Phenom II X3 720 has 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Celeron G6900E, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 12 years, a 350% more advanced lithography process, and 106.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X3 720 and Celeron G6900E. We've got no test results to judge.


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