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| 3.5 Out of 10 |  | |
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CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of the AMD Phenom II X3 B73 among desktop CPUs (over 75W)
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Fire Strike | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
| 3.5 | CPUBoss Score |
Combination of all six facets | |
Benchmarks Real world tests of the AMD Phenom II X3 B73
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary
| Clock speed | 2.8 GHz |
|---|---|
| Cores | Tri core |
| Socket type | AM3 |
| Is unlocked | No |
features
| Has a NX bit | Yes |
|---|---|
| Supports trusted computing | Yes |
| Has virtualization support | Yes |
| Instruction set extensions |
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| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes |
power consumption
| TDP | 95W |
|---|---|
| Annual home energy cost | 22.89 $/year |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 83.22 $/year |
| Performance per watt | 1.33 pt/W |
| Typical power consumption | 77.19W |
details
| Architecture | x86-64 |
|---|---|
| Threads | 3 threads |
| L2 cache | 2 MB |
| L2 cache per core | 0.67 MB/core |
| L3 cache | 6 MB |
| L3 cache per core | 2 MB/core |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm |
| Max CPUs | 1 |
| Voltage range | 0.8 - 1.43V |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 73°C |
overclocking
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.42 GHz |
|---|---|
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.8 GHz |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.42 GHz |
integrated graphics
| GPU | None |
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bus
| Clock speed | 2,000 MHz |
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