i3-8140U vs Athlon II P320

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Athlon II P320 Athlon II P340 Phenom II X4 P960 V-Series V140
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Core i3-8130U Core i3-8140U Core i3-8145U Core i3-8145UE

Aggregate performance score

Athlon II P320
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.44
Core i3-8140U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.66
+505%

Core i3-8140U outperforms Athlon II P320 by a whopping 505% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Athlon II P320 Athlon II P320
i3-8140U i3-8140U

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II P320 and Core i3-8140U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking29601724
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Athlon IIno data
Power efficiency1.6716.78
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)no data
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)1 October 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon II P320 and Core i3-8140U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads24
Base clock speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rate3200 MHz4 GT/s OPI
L1 cache256 KBno data
L2 cache1 MBno data
L3 cacheno data4 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II P320 and Core i3-8140U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
SocketS1g4FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II P320 and Core i3-8140U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE-3, SSE4A, 3DNow!, MMX, DEP, SVMIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

Athlon II P320 and Core i3-8140U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II P320 and Core i3-8140U are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II P320 and Core i3-8140U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data37.5 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 620
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II P320 and Core i3-8140U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon II P320 and Core i3-8140U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon II P320 and Core i3-8140U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II P320 and Core i3-8140U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon II P320 0.44
i3-8140U 2.66
+505%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon II P320 695
i3-8140U 4227
+508%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.44 2.66
Recency 12 May 2010 1 October 2019
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 15 Watt

i3-8140U has a 504.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-8140U is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II P320 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II P320 and Core i3-8140U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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Community ratings

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