AMD Phenom II X3 720 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2021-11-16

The AMD Phenom II X3 720 has 3 cores with 3 threads and is based on the 3. gen of the AMD Phenom II series. The processor uses a mainboard with the AM3 socket and was released in Q1/2009. The AMD Phenom II X3 720 scores 379 points in the Geekbench 5 single-core benchmark. In the Geekbench 5 multi-core benchmark, the result is 985 points.

CPU lineage The segment in which we have classified the AMD Phenom II X3 720. Here you can see if it is a desktop processor or a mobile processor or which processor may be the successor of the AMD Phenom II X3 720.
Name:	AMD Phenom II X3 720
Family:	AMD Phenom II
CPU group:	AMD Phenom II - 700
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	3
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Phenom II X3 720 has 3 CPU cores and can calculate 3 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Phenom II X3 720 is 2.80 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator.

CPU Cores / Threads:	3 / 3
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	3x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	No
Overclocking:	Yes
Frequency:	2.80 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	--
Turbo Frequency (3 Cores):	--

Internal Graphics

The AMD Phenom II X3 720 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the AMD Phenom II X3 720 uses the no iGPU, which has texture shaders and execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

GPU name:	no iGPU
GPU frequency:
GPU (Turbo):	No turbo
Execution units:
Shader:
Max. GPU Memory:	--

Max. displays:
Generation:
Direct X:	--
Technology:
Release date:

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.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	No
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	No
VC-1:	No
JPEG:	No

Memory & PCIe The processor can use up to memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is --. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type:	DDR2-1066 DDR3-1333
Max. Memory:
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
Bandwidth:	--
ECC:	No
PCIe:
AES-NI:	No

Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the processor is 95 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. The TDP usually gives a rough idea of the actual power consumption of the CPU.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	95 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

The AMD Phenom II X3 720 is made in 45 nm. The smaller the manufacturing process of a CPU, the more modern and energy-efficient it is. Overall, the processor has 6.00 MB cache. A large cache can greatly speed up the processor's speed in some cases such as games.

Technology:	45 nm
Chip design:
Socket:	AM3
L2-Cache:	--
L3-Cache:	6.00 MB
Architecture:	Heka (K10)
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	SSE3, SSE4a
Release date:	Q1/2009
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	--

AMD Phenom II X3 720
3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the AMD Phenom II X3 720 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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.


	Intel Celeron N4120 4C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	165
	Intel Core i3-2350M 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	165
	AMD FX-8100 8C 8T @ 3.70 GHz	161
	AMD Phenom II X3 720 3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz	159
	Intel Core m3-6Y30 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	159
	Intel Core m5-6Y57 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	158
	AMD Athlon II X4 645 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	157

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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.


	Intel Core i7-3517U 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	467
	AMD Athlon II X4 605e 4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	457
	AMD Athlon II X4 615e 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	457
	AMD Phenom II X3 720 3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz	450
	Intel Core i5-4210U 2C 4T @ 2.35 GHz	449
	Intel Core i3-7100U 2C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	448
	Intel Pentium G3258 2C 2T @ 3.20 GHz	443

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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 A8-5550M 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	381
	HiSilicon Kirin 960 8C 8T @ 2.40 GHz	381
	Intel Celeron 1005M 2C 2T @ 1.90 GHz	380
	AMD Phenom II X3 720 3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz	379
	AMD A4-4020 2C 2T @ 3.40 GHz	379
	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	378
	Intel Celeron 1037U 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	376

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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.


	Intel Core i3-4100U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	993
	HiSilicon Kirin 955 8C 8T @ 2.50 GHz	989
	Intel Pentium 3560M 2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz	987
	AMD Phenom II X3 720 3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz	985
	AMD Athlon II X3 450 3C 3T @ 3.20 GHz	980
	Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y 2C 4T @ 1.60 GHz	979
	AMD Phenom II X3 710 3C 3T @ 2.60 GHz	979

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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.


	Intel Core i5-8210Y 2C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	2824
	AMD A6-3600 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	2815
	Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	2814
	AMD Phenom II X3 720 3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz	2811
	AMD Phenom II X3 B73 3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz	2811
	AMD Phenom II X3 715 3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz	2811
	Intel Celeron G5925 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	2810

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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.


	Intel Celeron N4020 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	75
	Intel Xeon Bronze 3104 6C 6T @ 1.70 GHz	75
	Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz	75
	AMD Phenom II X3 720 3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz	74
	AMD Phenom II X4 B93 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	74
	AMD Phenom II X4 925 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	74
	AMD Phenom II X4 920 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	74

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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.


	AMD A8-7600 4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz	214
	Intel Core i3-5015U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	214
	Intel Core i3-6006U 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	214
	AMD Phenom II X3 720 3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz	213
	AMD Athlon II X4 605e 4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	213
	Intel Celeron G4900T 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	213
	Intel Celeron G3900 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	213

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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 3 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.


	Intel Celeron 2980U 2C 2T @ 1.40 GHz	1542
	Intel Celeron 1005M 2C 2T @ 1.90 GHz	1536
	Intel Core2 Duo E6700 2C 2T @ 2.66 GHz	1524
	AMD Phenom II X3 720 3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz	1518
	AMD Phenom II X3 B73 3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz	1518
	AMD Phenom II X3 715 3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz	1518
	AMD Athlon II X2 340 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	1518

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Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 3 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.


	Intel Pentium G2020 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	3976
	Intel Celeron 3965U 2C 2T @ 2.20 GHz	3961
	Intel Core M-5Y31 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	3955
	AMD Phenom II X3 720 3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz	3954
	AMD Phenom II X3 B73 3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz	3954
	AMD Phenom II X3 715 3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz	3954
	Intel Pentium G3240T 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	3948

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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Phenom II X2 B53 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	0.85
	AMD Phenom II X3 715 3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz	0.85
	AMD Phenom II X3 B73 3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz	0.85
	AMD Phenom II X3 720 3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz	0.85
	AMD A6-5350M 2C 2T @ 3.50 GHz	0.84
	AMD A10-7350B 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	0.83
	AMD A8-7200P 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	0.83

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Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Cinebench 11.5 is based on the Cinema 4D Suite, a software that is popular to generate forms and other stuff in 3D. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	Intel Pentium G3240 2C 2T @ 3.10 GHz	2.55
	Intel Core m5-6Y57 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	2.52
	Intel Pentium 4405U 2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz	2.51
	AMD Phenom II X3 720 3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz	2.5
	AMD Phenom II X3 B73 3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz	2.5
	AMD Phenom II X3 715 3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz	2.5
	Intel Pentium G3220 2C 2T @ 3.00 GHz	2.5

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