AMD Phenom II X3 B73

Benchmarks for the AMD Phenom II X3 B73 can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

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AMD Phenom II X3 B73

Description:

Class: Desktop

Socket: AM3

Clockspeed: 2.8 GHz

Cores: 3 Threads: 3

Typical TDP: 95 W

Cache per CPU Package:
L1 Instruction Cache: 3 x 64 KB
L1 Data Cache: 3 x 64 KB
L2 Cache: 3 x 512 KB
L3 Cache: 6 MB

Other names: AMD Phenom(tm) II X3 B73 Processor

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q3 2010

CPUmark/$Price: 22.28

Overall Rank:
3845th fastest in multithreading out of 5791 CPUs
3559th fastest in single threading out of 5791 CPUs
1086th fastest in out of 1554 Desktop CPUs

Last Price Change: $75.00 USD (2014-06-09)

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

1671

Single Thread Rating

1100

Samples: 14*
*Margin for error: Medium

PerformanceTest V9
CPU Mark: 2,657
Thread: 955

CPU Test Suite Average Results for AMD Phenom II X3 B73

Integer Math	4,953 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	3,387 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	12 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	4,205 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	448.8 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	33,982 KBytes/Sec
Physics	149 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	977 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	1,100 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 18th of February 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for AMD Phenom II X3 B73

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 14th of February 2026

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From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 14th of February 2026.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Desktop CPUs
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Intel Core i9-14900K		58,444
Intel Core i9-13900K		58,279
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		38,939
Apple M4 10 Core		23,699
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		21,844
Intel Core i5-12400F		19,584
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		18,083
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		17,678
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,643
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,133
AMD Phenom II X3 B73		1,671

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		136.53
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		130.23
Intel Core i9-14900K		124.62
Intel Core i5-12400F		122.41
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		117.87
Intel Core i9-13900K		107.93
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		60.60
AMD Phenom II X3 B73		22.28
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M4 10 Core		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Intel Core i9-14900K		4,694
Intel Core i9-13900K		4,600
Apple M4 10 Core		4,516
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,886
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,676
Intel Core i5-12400F		3,489
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X		3,467
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X		3,365
Intel Core i9-9900K @ 3.60GHz		2,914
AMD Ryzen 5 3600		2,560
AMD Phenom II X3 B73		1,100

Last 3 Baselines for AMD Phenom II X3 B73
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL2539976 - Apr 08 2025		1772
BL2533666 - Apr 05 2025		1565
BL2528645 - Apr 03 2025		1808

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for AMD Phenom II X3 B73
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
AMD Phenom II X3 B73		1,671
AMD Athlon II X3 415e vs AMD Phenom II X3 B73		1,481 (-11.4%)
AMD Phenom II X3 740 vs AMD Phenom II X3 B73		1,424 (-14.8%)
Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.10GHz vs AMD Phenom II X3 B73		1,861 (+11.4%)
AMD Athlon II X3 425 vs AMD Phenom II X3 B73		1,601 (-4.2%)
AMD Phenom II X3 715 vs AMD Phenom II X3 B73		1,553 (-7.0%)
AMD Athlon II X4 615e vs AMD Phenom II X3 B73		2,018 (+20.8%)
Intel Core i5-655K @ 3.20GHz vs AMD Phenom II X3 B73		2,017 (+20.7%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q8300 @ 2.50GHz vs AMD Phenom II X3 B73		1,916 (+14.7%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz vs AMD Phenom II X3 B73		1,843 (+10.3%)
Intel Core2 Quad Q8200 @ 2.33GHz vs AMD Phenom II X3 B73		1,814 (+8.5%)
Intel Core i3-560 @ 3.33GHz vs AMD Phenom II X3 B73		1,642 (-1.7%)
AMD Phenom II X3 720 vs AMD Phenom II X3 B73		1,600 (-4.2%)

Is the AMD Phenom II X3 B73 Good for Gaming?
As of 18th of February 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Relative Gaming Score
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2		14,501
AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D		12,432
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D		12,123
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D		11,257
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D		10,794
Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus		10,695
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X3D		10,517
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K		10,377
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D		10,257
AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D		10,195
AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D		9,783
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D		9,780
AMD Phenom II X3 B73		317

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