Testseek.com have collected 39 expert reviews of the AMD Phenom 2 X3 720 Black Edition 2.8GHz AM2+ / AM3 and the average rating is 88%. Scroll down and see all reviews for AMD Phenom 2 X3 720 Black Edition 2.8GHz AM2+ / AM3.
April 2009
(88%)
39 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
AM3 gives capability of using DDR3 memory, Performance not far behind the much more expensive X4 940, Easily attained a 25% overclock, Only $119!
None really
Of course the GTX 260 coupled with the i7 blew away the Phenom II X3 720 in every gaming test. The X3 720 showed a distinct bottleneck holding back the GTX 260 from its full FPS potential. But again, keep in mind that the i7 system easily costs twice ...
For starters, in total CPU overclock, the AMD still lags behind Intel. The Q6600 at 2.4GHz managed an extra 1.1GHz, whereas the E7500 at 2.93GHz overclocked an extra 1.27GHz. In contrast, we could get an extra 900MHz from the 720 Black Edition. That's...
Excellent performance for the price; easily overclocked
Doesn’t have the ultimate multithreading capabilitites of a quad-core CPU
The undoubted star of AMD’s new processor line-up, its low cost and easy overclocking mean it’s the obvious choice if you are thinking about upgrading your current AM2+ setup or building a new AM3-based system ...
I doubt that anyone will argue that all currently produced AMD Phenom II processors boast very attractive price-to-performance ratio. Triple-core representatives of this family, Phenom II X3, are also no exception. They are very interesting solutions i...
I have to say Im impressed with AMDs latest Deneb processor core. It takes me back years ago to the single core Thoroughbred XP and Venice 64 processors that were capable of near gigahertz overclocks. These chips loved voltage and as long as you ke...
Abstract: Suddenly, triple-core is back on the map. You see, in applications optimized to run only two threads, the Phenom II X3 720’s 2.8GHz clock helps it best all of AMD’s other chips, save the flagship Phenom II X4 940 at 3GHz. Software able to run in more t...
The Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition is an interesting beast. AMD is doing the right thing in targeting the Core 2 Duo with it - and marketing the 720 based on the price/performance - however they were reaching a bit in targeting the E8400. The Phenom I...
Its hard for users to accept an odd number of cores, Occasionally exhibits less performance than X4 810
When I said that three cores is better than two, but not quite as good as four, there wasnt enough data to support my claim. But after watching the majority of our benchmarks prefer the Black Edition X3 720 2.8GHz processor over its 2.6GHz quad-core ...
The Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition and X4 810 processors performed very well in multiple categories. According to their respective benchmark scores, both processors are competitive with similarly priced offerings from Intel, trading victories dependi...
You know the more we test Phenom II processors the more we seem to like them. AMD is fighting a stigma though. The one thing that is ghosting through everybodys mind has to be ..
