AMD Phenom II X3 720 vs Intel Celeron 2980U
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| AMD Phenom II X3 720 | Intel Celeron 2980U | |
CPU comparisonAMD Phenom II X3 720 or Intel Celeron 2980U - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The AMD Phenom II X3 720 has 3 cores with 3 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.80 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Phenom II X3 720 was released in Q1/2009. The Intel Celeron 2980U has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 2980U was released in Q3/2013. |
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| AMD Phenom II (52) | Family | Intel Celeron (165) |
| AMD Phenom II - 700 (9) | CPU group | Intel Celeron 2000 (7) |
| 3 | Generation | 4 |
| Heka (K10) | Architecture | Haswell U |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Phenom II X3 720 is a 3 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.80 GHz. The Intel Celeron 2980U has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 1.40 GHz. |
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| AMD Phenom II X3 720 | Characteristic | Intel Celeron 2980U |
| 3 | Cores | 2 |
| 3 | Threads | 2 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| Yes | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.80 GHz | Frequency | 1.40 GHz |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
| -- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) |
| GPU frequency | 0.20 GHz | |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | 1.00 GHz |
| -- | GPU Generation | 7.5 |
| Technology | 22 nm | |
| Max. displays | 3 | |
| -- | Compute units | 10 |
| -- | Shader | 80 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB |
| -- | DirectX Version | 11.1 |
Hardware codec supportA photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| No | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP9 | No |
| No | Codec VP8 | No |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| No | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| No | Codec JPEG | Decode |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD Phenom II X3 720 supports a maximum of GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Celeron 2980U can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. |
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| AMD Phenom II X3 720 | Characteristic | Intel Celeron 2980U |
| DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066 | Memory | LPDDR3-1600, DDR3L-1600 |
| Max. Memory | 16 GB | |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 21.3 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| -- | L2 Cache | -- |
| 6.00 MB | L3 Cache | 2.00 MB |
| -- | PCIe version | 2.0 |
| -- | PCIe lanes | 12 |
| -- | PCIe Bandwidth | 6.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD Phenom II X3 720 has a TDP of 95 W, that of the Intel Celeron 2980U is 15 W. |
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| AMD Phenom II X3 720 | Characteristic | Intel Celeron 2980U |
| 95 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 15 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| -- | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe AMD Phenom II X3 720 has a 6.00 MB cache, while the Intel Celeron 2980U cache has a total of 2.00 MB. |
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| AMD Phenom II X3 720 | Characteristic | Intel Celeron 2980U |
| 45 nm | Technology | 22 nm |
| Unknown | Chip design | Monolithic |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| SSE3, SSE4a | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
| AM3 | Socket | BGA 1168 |
| AMD-V | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| No | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
| Q1/2009 | Release date | Q3/2013 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD Phenom II X3 720
3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Celeron 2980U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD Phenom II X3 720
3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Celeron 2980U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
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AMD Phenom II X3 720
3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Celeron 2980U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD Phenom II X3 720
3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Celeron 2980U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD Phenom II X3 720
3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Celeron 2980U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD Phenom II X3 720
3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Celeron 2980U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD Phenom II X3 720
3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz |
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Intel Celeron 2980U
2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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AMD Phenom II X3 720
@ 0.00 GHz |
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Intel Celeron 2980U
Intel HD Graphics (Haswell GT1) @ 1.00 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| AMD Phenom II X3 720 | Intel Celeron 2980U |
| Unknown | Unknown |
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