AMD Phenom II X4 980
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AMD Phenom II X4 980 vs AMD Phenom II X3 710. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q2/2011
AMD Phenom II X4 980
AMD Phenom II X4 980
Released
Q1/2009
Overall score
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AMD Phenom II X3 710
AMD Phenom II X3 710

What's the best choice AMD Phenom II X4 980 or AMD Phenom II X3 710? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Phenom II X4 980 has a maximum frequency of 3.70 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 125 W. Released in Q2/2011.

AMD Phenom II X3 710 has a maximum frequency of 2.60 GHz. 3 Cores. Power consumption of 95 W. Released in Q1/2009.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1062 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 30% better clock speed

    3.70 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz
  • More number of cores

    1 times more cores

    4 left arrow 3

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Phenom II X4 980 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    811 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    640 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    629 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    481 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    308 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    414 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    890 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1521 left arrow score
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.76 times less performance per watt

    95 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Phenom II X3 710 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    956 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    900 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1296 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1324 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    759 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    720 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    646 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    580 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1126 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Phenom II X4 980 AMD Phenom II X4 980
AMD Phenom II X3 710 AMD Phenom II X3 710
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Family
    AMD Phenom II left arrow AMD Phenom II
  • Generation
    4 left arrow 3
  • CPU group
    AMD Phenom II - 800/900 left arrow AMD Phenom II - 700
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Frequency
    3.70 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 3
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 3
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow Yes
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Phenom II X3 710 and AMD Phenom II X4 980. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR2-1066 left arrow DDR2-1066
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Phenom II X4 980 and AMD Phenom II X3 710 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    125 W left arrow 95 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Phenom II X4 980 and AMD Phenom II X4 980, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow AMD-V
  • ISA extensions
    SSE3, SSE4a left arrow SSE3, SSE4a
  • L3-Cache
    6.00 MB left arrow 6.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Deneb (K10) left arrow Heka (K10)
  • Technology
    45 nm left arrow 45 nm
  • Socket
    AM3 left arrow AM3
  • Release date
    Q2/2011 left arrow Q1/2009

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Phenom II X4 980 and AMD Phenom II X3 710.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench R15 SC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
97
AMD Phenom II X4 980
68
AMD Phenom II X3 710
Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
The Cinebench R15 MC stresses the computing modules of a desktop or laptop computer to their limits and accurately determines the key performance parameters of the hardware
375
AMD Phenom II X4 980
198
AMD Phenom II X3 710
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 3 SC for one CPU core, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
1976
AMD Phenom II X4 980
1410
AMD Phenom II X3 710
Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 3 MC using a multi-core and hyperthreading, includes stress tests simulating real 3D scenarios for Windows, Mac, Linux, Ansroid, iOS
6919
AMD Phenom II X4 980
3672
AMD Phenom II X3 710
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in single-core mode, based on CINEMA 4D
1.12
AMD Phenom II X4 980
0.79
AMD Phenom II X3 710
Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
The PC CPU and GPU test involves rendering a specific 3D scene in multi-core mode and hyperthreading, based on CINEMA 4D
4.41
AMD Phenom II X4 980
2.32
AMD Phenom II X3 710
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
4610
AMD Phenom II X4 980
2610
AMD Phenom II X3 710

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