Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 vs Phenom II X3 B73
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 outperforms Phenom II X3 B73 by a whopping 1511% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X3 B73 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2476 | 439 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.94 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9) |
| Power efficiency | 0.96 | 52.46 |
| Architecture codename | Heka (2009−2010) | Strix Point (Zen 5) (2024) |
| Release date | 1 October 2009 (15 years ago) | 1 October 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $75 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X3 B73 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 3 | 16 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 54 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | 258 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 758 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X3 B73 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 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 | FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 B73 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), Secure Processor, SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 B73 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 B73 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | AMD Radeon 880M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 B73 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.00 | 16.11 |
| Recency | 1 October 2009 | 1 October 2024 |
| Physical cores | 3 | 8 |
| Threads | 3 | 16 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 28 Watt |
Phenom II X3 B73 has -81.3% more threads.
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, on the other hand, has a 1511% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, 166.7% more physical cores, a 1025% more advanced lithography process, and 239.3% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X3 B73 in performance tests.
Note that Phenom II X3 B73 is a desktop processor while Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X3 B73 and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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