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| AMD Phenom II X3 720 vs Athlon 750 |
Released February, 2009
AMD Phenom II X3 720
- 2.8 GHz
- Tri core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the AMD Phenom II X3 720
![]() | Much newer manufacturing process 45 nm | ![]() | Much more l2 cache 2 MB |
![]() | Much higher clock speed 2.8 GHz | ![]() | More cores 3 |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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Much newer manufacturing process | 45 nm | vs | 180 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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Much more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 4x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
Much higher clock speed | 2.8 GHz | vs | 0.75 GHz | Around 3.8x higher clock speed | |||
More cores | 3 | vs | 1 | Three times as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
More threads | 3 | vs | 1 | Three times as many threads | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Prevents a common class of security exploits | |||
Much more l2 cache per core | 0.67 MB/core | vs | 0.5 MB/core | Around 35% more l2 cache per core | |||
Newer | Feb, 2009 | vs | Nov, 1999 | Release date over 9 years later | |||
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CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the Athlon 750 vs the Phenom II X3 720. | |||||||
Features Key features of the Phenom II X3 720 vs Athlon 750
clock speed
Phenom II X3 720
2.8 GHz
Athlon 750
0.75 GHz
L2 cache
Phenom II X3 720
2 MB
Athlon 750
0.5 MB
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Phenom II X3 720 | vs | Athlon 750 |
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Clock speed | 2.8 GHz | 0.75 GHz | |
Cores | Tri core | Single core | |
Socket type | |||
AM3 | |||
Slot A | |||
features | |||
Has a NX bit | Yes | No | |
Instruction set extensions | |||
SSE4a | |||
SSE2 | |||
MMX | |||
SSE3 | |||
SSE | |||
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details | Phenom II X3 720 | vs | Athlon 750 |
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Threads | 3 | 1 | |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 0.5 MB | |
L2 cache per core | 0.67 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
Manufacture process | 45 nm | 180 nm | |
Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
power consumption | |||
Typical power consumption | 77.19W | N/A | |
bus | |||
Clock speed | 2,000 MHz | 200 MHz |
AMD Phenom II X3 720 ![]() | AMD Athlon 750 ![]() |
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