AMD Phenom II X3 720 Need For Speed: Payback Benchmarks - Can Phenom II X3 720 Run Need For Speed: Payback?

Mid-range Desktop processor released in 2009 with 3 cores and 3 threads. With base clock at 2.8GHz, max speed at 2.8GHz, and a 95W power rating. Phenom II X3 720 is based on the Heka 45nm family and part of the Phenom II X3 series.
Price 94.6%
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Phenom II X3 720 - 1080p - RTX 4090 - Need For Speed: Payback Benchmarks

FX-6300
314.3
FX-6300
314.3
FX-6300
314.3
Core i5-3570
310.7
Core i5-3570
310.7
Core i5-3570
310.7
Core i5-2550K
308
Core i5-2550K
308
Core i5-2550K
308
Core i5-3350P
306
Core i5-3350P
306
Core i5-3350P
306
Core i5-3570K
304.7
Core i5-3570K
304.7
Core i5-3550
304.7
Core i5-3570K
304.7
Core i5-3550
304.7
Core i5-3550
304.7
Core i5-3470
303.3
Core i5-3470
303.3
Core i5-3470
303.3
Core i5-2450P
300.6
Core i5-3450
300.6
Core i5-2450P
300.6
Core i5-3450
300.6
Core i5-2450P
300.6
Core i5-3450
300.6
Core i5-2380P
299.4
Core i5-2380P
299.4
Core i5-2380P
299.4
Core i5-3475S
299.3
Core i5-3475S
299.3
Core i5-3475S
299.3
Core i5-3335S
294.6
Core i5-3335S
294.6
Core i5-3335S
294.6
Core i5-3330
294
Core i5-3330
294
Core i5-3330
294
Core i5-2500K
292.6
Core i5-2500
292.6
Core i5-2500K
292.6
Core i5-3450S
292.6
Core i5-3550S
292.6
Core i5-3470S
292.6
Core i5-3570S
292.6
Core i5-2500
292.6
Core i5-2500
292.6
Core i5-3450S
292.6
Core i5-3450S
292.6
Core i5-3550S
292.6
Core i5-3550S
292.6
Core i5-3470S
292.6
Core i5-2500K
292.6
Core i5-3570S
292.6
Core i5-3570S
292.6
Core i5-3470S
292.6
FX-6100
292.4
FX-6100
292.4
FX-6100
292.4
FX-6120
291.7
FX-6120
291.7
FX-6120
291.7
FX-6130
291
FX-6130
291
FX-6130
291
FX-6200
290.6
FX-6200
290.6
FX-6200
290.6
FX-4350
282.9
FX-4350
282.9
FX-4350
282.9
FX-4170
282.5
FX-4170
282.5
FX-4170
282.5
FX-4320
281.9
FX-4320
281.9
FX-4320
281.9
FX-4150
280.6
FX-4150
280.6
FX-4150
280.6
Core i5-750
279.2
Core i5-2400
279.2
Core i5-2500S
279.2
Core i5-2300
279.2
Core i5-2310
279.2
Core i5-2320
279.2
FX-4300
279.2
Core i5-750
279.2
Core i5-3330S
279.2
Core i5-2400
279.2
Core i5-3330S
279.2
Core i5-750
279.2
FX-4300
279.2
Core i5-2320
279.2
Core i5-2310
279.2
Core i5-2300
279.2
Core i5-2500S
279.2
Core i5-2400
279.2
Core i5-3330S
279.2
Core i5-2310
279.2
Core i5-2300
279.2
FX-4300
279.2
Core i5-2320
279.2
Core i5-2500S
279.2
FX-4130
277.3
FX-4130
277.3
FX-4130
277.3
FX-4200
275.2
FX-4200
275.2
FX-4200
275.2
Core i5-750S
265.8
Core i5-750S
265.8
Core 2 Quad Q9300
265.8
Core 2 Quad Q9300
265.8
Core i5-760
265.8
Core i5-2400S
265.8
Core i5-760
265.8
Core i5-2405S
265.8
Core i5-2400S
265.8
Core i5-760
265.8
Core 2 Quad Q9300
265.8
Core i5-2405S
265.8
Core i5-2400S
265.8
Core i5-750S
265.8
Core i5-2405S
265.8
Core i5-680
265
Core i5-680
265
Core i5-670
265
Core i5-661
265
Core i5-661
265
Core i5-670
265
Core i5-680
265
Core i5-661
265
Core i5-670
265
A10-5700
264.1
A10-5700
264.1
A10-5700
264.1
Phenom II X3 720
257.4
Phenom II X3 740
257.4
Phenom II X3 720
257.4
Phenom II X3 B73
257.4
Phenom II X3 B75
257.4
Phenom II X3 B73
257.4
Phenom II X3 740
257.4
Phenom II X3 720
257.4
Phenom II X3 B73
257.4
Phenom II X3 B75
257.4
Phenom II X3 B75
257.4
Phenom II X3 740
257.4
A10-5800K
256.5
A10-5800K
256.5
A10-5800K
256.5
Core 2 Quad Q8400S
252.4
Core 2 Quad Q8200
252.4
Core 2 Quad Q8400S
252.4
Core 2 Quad Q8300
252.4
Core 2 Quad Q8200S
252.4
Core 2 Quad Q8200
252.4
Core 2 Quad Q8300
252.4
Core 2 Quad Q8200S
252.4
Core 2 Quad Q8200
252.4
Core 2 Quad Q8200S
252.4
Core 2 Quad Q8300
252.4
Core 2 Quad Q8400S
252.4
Core i5-655K
252.3
Core i5-660
252.3
Core i5-650
252.3
Core i5-660
252.3
Core i5-655K
252.3
Core i5-650
252.3
Core i5-660
252.3
Core i5-655K
252.3
Core i5-650
252.3
Phenom II X3 710
244.4
Phenom II X3 710
244.4
Phenom II X3 710
244.4
Phenom II X2 B57
233.8
Phenom II X2 545
233.8
Phenom II X2 550
233.8
Phenom II X2 565 Black
233.8
Phenom II X2 521
233.8
Phenom II X2 511
233.8
Phenom II X2 565 Black
233.8
Phenom II X2 565
233.8
Phenom II X2 560
233.8
Phenom II X2 555
233.8
Phenom II X2 B53
233.8
Phenom II X2 545
233.8
Phenom II X2 550
233.8
Phenom II X2 B55
233.8
Phenom II X2 B53
233.8
Phenom II X2 B55
233.8
Phenom II X2 555
233.8
Phenom II X2 B53
233.8
Phenom II X2 511
233.8
Phenom II X2 B57
233.8
Phenom II X2 565
233.8
Phenom II X2 560
233.8
Phenom II X2 555
233.8
Phenom II X2 B55
233.8
Phenom II X2 521
233.8
Phenom II X2 545
233.8
Phenom II X2 550
233.8
Phenom II X2 565 Black
233.8
Phenom II X2 521
233.8
Phenom II X2 511
233.8
Phenom II X2 B57
233.8
Phenom II X2 565
233.8
Phenom II X2 560
233.8
Phenom II X3 705e
231.6
Phenom II X3 720 Black
231.6
Phenom II X3 740 Black
231.6
Phenom II X3 705e
231.6
Phenom II X3 715
231.6
Phenom II X3 700e
231.6
Phenom II X3 B77
231.6
Phenom II X3 720 Black
231.6
Phenom II X3 740 Black
231.6
Phenom II X3 715
231.6
Phenom II X3 700e
231.6
Phenom II X3 B77
231.6
Phenom II X3 720 Black
231.6
Phenom II X3 740 Black
231.6
Phenom II X3 705e
231.6
Phenom II X3 715
231.6
Phenom II X3 700e
231.6
Phenom II X3 B77
231.6
Phenom X4 9450e
225.7
Phenom X4 9450e
225.7
Phenom X4 9450e
225.7
Phenom II X2 550 Black
221.5
Phenom II X2 555 Black
221.5
Phenom II X2 550 Black
221.5
Phenom II X2 560 Black
221.5
Phenom II X2 555 Black
221.5
Phenom II X2 560 Black
221.5
Phenom II X2 550 Black
221.5
Phenom II X2 555 Black
221.5
Phenom II X2 560 Black
221.5
Phenom II X3 715 Black
218.6
Phenom II X3 715 Black
218.6
Phenom II X3 715 Black
218.6
Phenom X4 9100e
212.4
Phenom X4 9350e
212.4
Phenom X4 9100e
212.4
Phenom X4 9150e
212.4
Phenom X4 9100e
212.4
Phenom X4 9350e
212.4
Phenom X4 9350e
212.4
Phenom X4 9150e
212.4
Phenom X4 9150e
212.4
Phenom X3 8450e
205.6
Phenom X3 8450
205.6
Phenom X3 8450e
205.6
Phenom X3 8450
205.6
Phenom X3 8450e
205.6
Phenom X3 8450
205.6
Core 2 Duo E8200
196.7
Athlon 64 X2 4400+
196.7
Athlon 64 X2 4600+
196.7
Athlon 64 X2 4800+
196.7
Core 2 Duo E8400
196.7
Core 2 Duo E8300
196.7
Athlon 64 X2 4400+
196.7
Core 2 Duo E8190
196.7
Core 2 Duo E7400
196.7
Core 2 Duo E7300
196.7
Core 2 Duo E7200
196.7
Core 2 Duo E7200
196.7
Athlon 64 X2 4600+
196.7
Athlon 64 X2 4800+
196.7
Athlon 64 X2 4200+
196.7
Athlon 64 X2 4200+
196.7
Core 2 Duo E7300
196.7
Core 2 Duo E7200
196.7
Core 2 Duo E8400
196.7
Core 2 Duo E8300
196.7
Core 2 Duo E8200
196.7
Core 2 Duo E8190
196.7
Core 2 Duo E7400
196.7
Core 2 Duo E7300
196.7
Athlon 64 X2 4200+
196.7
Athlon 64 X2 4400+
196.7
Athlon 64 X2 4600+
196.7
Athlon 64 X2 4800+
196.7
Core 2 Duo E8400
196.7
Core 2 Duo E8300
196.7
Core 2 Duo E8200
196.7
Core 2 Duo E8190
196.7
Core 2 Duo E7400
196.7
Phenom X3 8250e
192.7
Phenom X3 8250e
192.7
Phenom X3 8250e
192.7
Core 2 Duo E4400
184.3
Core 2 Duo E4500
184.3
Core 2 Duo E4600
184.3
Core 2 Duo E6320
184.3
Core 2 Duo E6400
184.3
Core 2 Duo E6420
184.3
Core 2 Duo E6320
184.3
Core 2 Duo E6540
184.3
Core 2 Duo E6550
184.3
Athlon 64 X2 4000+
184.3
Core 2 Duo E6300
184.3
Core 2 Duo E4300
184.3
Core 2 Duo E4400
184.3
Core 2 Duo E4500
184.3
Core 2 Duo E4600
184.3
Core 2 Duo E6320
184.3
Core 2 Duo E6400
184.3
Core 2 Duo E4600
184.3
Core 2 Duo E6300
184.3
Athlon 64 X2 4000+
184.3
Core 2 Duo E6550
184.3
Core 2 Duo E6540
184.3
Core 2 Duo E6420
184.3
Core 2 Duo E6400
184.3
Core 2 Duo E4500
184.3
Core 2 Duo E6420
184.3
Core 2 Duo E4400
184.3
Core 2 Duo E4300
184.3
Core 2 Duo E6300
184.3
Athlon 64 X2 4000+
184.3
Core 2 Duo E6550
184.3
Core 2 Duo E6540
184.3
Core 2 Duo E4300
184.3

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