AMD Phenom II X3 B73 Benchmark, Test and specs

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The AMD Phenom II X3 B73 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 Q3/2009.
AMD Phenom II X3 B73

CPU lineage

The segment in which we have classified the AMD Phenom II X3 B73. 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 B73.

Name: AMD Phenom II X3 B73
Family: AMD Phenom II (52)
CPU group: AMD Phenom II - 700 (9)
Architecture: Heka (K10)
Segment: Desktop / Server
Generation: 3
Predecessor: --
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. 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): --

Memory & PCIe

The processor can use up to memory in 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The memory type as well as the amount of memory can greatly affect the speed of the system.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
DDR3-1333
DDR2-1066
21.3 GB/s
--
Max. Memory:
Memory channels: 2 (Dual Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe:
PCIe Bandwidth: --

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 B73 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
AES-NI: No
Operating systems: Windows 10, Linux
Virtualization: AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA): x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: SSE3, SSE4a
Release date: Q3/2009
Release price: --
Part Number: --
Documents: --

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Benchmark results

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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

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

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 Intel Celeron N4020
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
75
Intel Xeon Bronze 3104 Intel Xeon Bronze 3104
6C 6T @ 1.70 GHz
75
Intel Xeon Bronze 3106 Intel Xeon Bronze 3106
8C 8T @ 1.70 GHz
75
AMD Phenom II X3 B73 AMD Phenom II X3 B73
3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz
74
AMD Phenom II X4 B93 AMD Phenom II X4 B93
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
74
AMD Phenom II X4 925 AMD Phenom II X4 925
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
74
AMD Phenom II X4 920 AMD Phenom II X4 920
4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz
74

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 AMD A8-7600
4C 4T @ 3.50 GHz
214
Intel Core i3-5015U Intel Core i3-5015U
2C 4T @ 2.10 GHz
214
Intel Core i3-6006U Intel Core i3-6006U
2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz
214
AMD Phenom II X3 B73 AMD Phenom II X3 B73
3C 3T @ 2.80 GHz
213
AMD Athlon II X4 605e AMD Athlon II X4 605e
4C 4T @ 2.30 GHz
213
Intel Celeron G4900T Intel Celeron G4900T
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
213
Intel Celeron G3900 Intel Celeron G3900
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz
213

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