AMD Phenom II X3 B73 vs Intel Core i7-5850HQ

Last updated:

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Phenom II X3 B73 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-5850HQ
AMD Phenom II X3 B73 Intel Core i7-5850HQ

CPU comparison

AMD Phenom II X3 B73 or Intel Core i7-5850HQ - 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 B73 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 B73 was released in Q3/2009.

The Intel Core i7-5850HQ has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-5850HQ was released in Q2/2015.
AMD Phenom II (52) Family Intel Core i7 (293)
AMD Phenom II - 700 (9) CPU group Intel Core i 5000H (5)
3 Generation 5
Heka (K10) Architecture Broadwell H
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Intel Core i7-4850HQ
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Phenom II X3 B73 has 3 CPU cores and can calculate 3 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Phenom II X3 B73 is 2.80 GHz while the Intel Core i7-5850HQ has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-5850HQ is at 2.70 GHz (3.60 GHz).

AMD Phenom II X3 B73 Characteristic Intel Core i7-5850HQ
3 Cores 4
3 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
2.80 GHz Frequency 2.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.60 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 3.30 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD Phenom II X3 B73 Characteristic Intel Core i7-5850HQ
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD Phenom II X3 B73 or Intel Core i7-5850HQ has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200
GPU frequency 0.30 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.10 GHz
-- GPU Generation 8
Technology 14 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 48
-- Shader 384
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A 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.

no iGPU GPU Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200
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 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Phenom II X3 B73 can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Intel Core i7-5850HQ supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 29.9 GB/s.

AMD Phenom II X3 B73 Characteristic Intel Core i7-5850HQ
DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066 Memory DDR3-1866
Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 29.9 GB/s
No ECC No
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 6.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Phenom II X3 B73 is 95 W, while the Intel Core i7-5850HQ has a TDP of 47 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Phenom II X3 B73 Characteristic Intel Core i7-5850HQ
95 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 47 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Phenom II X3 B73 is manufactured in 45 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-5850HQ is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 6.00 MB cache.

AMD Phenom II X3 B73 Characteristic Intel Core i7-5850HQ
45 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
AM3 Socket BGA 1364
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q3/2009 Release date Q2/2015
-- Release price 380 $
show more data show more data


Rate these processors

Here you can rate the AMD Phenom II X3 B73 to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:
Here you can rate the Intel Core i7-5850HQ to help other visitors make their purchasing decisions. The average rating is 0 stars (0 ratings). Rate now:


Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

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.
AMD Phenom II X3 B73 AMD Phenom II X3 B73
3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz
2811 (41%)
Intel Core i7-5850HQ Intel Core i7-5850HQ
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
6855 (100%)

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.
AMD Phenom II X3 B73 AMD Phenom II X3 B73
3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz
74 (50%)
Intel Core i7-5850HQ Intel Core i7-5850HQ
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
149 (100%)

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.
AMD Phenom II X3 B73 AMD Phenom II X3 B73
3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz
213 (29%)
Intel Core i7-5850HQ Intel Core i7-5850HQ
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
733 (100%)

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.
AMD Phenom II X3 B73 AMD Phenom II X3 B73
3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5850HQ Intel Core i7-5850HQ
4C 8T @ 3.60 GHz
915 (100%)

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.
AMD Phenom II X3 B73 AMD Phenom II X3 B73
3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5850HQ Intel Core i7-5850HQ
4C 8T @ 3.30 GHz
4632 (100%)

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.
AMD Phenom II X3 B73 AMD Phenom II X3 B73
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-5850HQ Intel Core i7-5850HQ
Intel Iris Pro Graphics 6200 @ 1.10 GHz
845 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Phenom II X3 B73 Intel Core i7-5850HQ
Unknown Unknown

Popular comparisons containing this CPUs

1. Intel Core i7-5850EQIntel Core i7-5850HQ Intel Core i7-5850EQ vs Intel Core i7-5850HQ
2. Intel Core i7-5700HQIntel Core i7-5850HQ Intel Core i7-5700HQ vs Intel Core i7-5850HQ
3. AMD Phenom II X4 945Intel Core i7-5850HQ AMD Phenom II X4 945 vs Intel Core i7-5850HQ
4. Intel Core i7-5950HQIntel Core i7-5850HQ Intel Core i7-5950HQ vs Intel Core i7-5850HQ
5. Intel Core i7-5850HQAMD FX-8350 Intel Core i7-5850HQ vs AMD FX-8350
6. Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2Intel Core i7-5850HQ Intel Xeon E5-2687W v2 vs Intel Core i7-5850HQ
7. AMD FX-4350AMD Phenom II X3 B73 AMD FX-4350 vs AMD Phenom II X3 B73
8. AMD A6-6400KAMD Phenom II X3 B73 AMD A6-6400K vs AMD Phenom II X3 B73
9. Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5Intel Core i7-5850HQ Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 vs Intel Core i7-5850HQ
10. Intel Core i7-5850HQIntel Xeon E5-2695 v4 Intel Core i7-5850HQ vs Intel Xeon E5-2695 v4


back to index