i3-10100 vs Athlon Neo MV-40

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon Neo MV-40
2009
1 core / 1 thread, 15 Watt
0.17
Core i3-10100
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.44
+3100%

Core i3-10100 outperforms Athlon Neo MV-40 by a whopping 3100% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon Neo MV-40 and Core i3-10100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking32741164
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data17.42
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Athlon Neono data
Power efficiency1.077.92
Architecture codenameHuron (2009)Comet Lake-S (2020)
Release date6 January 2009 (15 years ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$130

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon Neo MV-40 and Core i3-10100 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 cores1 (Single-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads18
Base clock speedno data3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus rate1600 MHz8 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data126 mm2
Maximum core temperature95 °C100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon Neo MV-40 and Core i3-10100 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
SocketASB1FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon Neo MV-40 and Core i3-10100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, VirtualizationIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
vProno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Athlon Neo MV-40 and Core i3-10100 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 Neo MV-40 and Core i3-10100 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon Neo MV-40 and Core i3-10100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon Neo MV-40 and Core i3-10100 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon Neo MV-40 and Core i3-10100 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon Neo MV-40 and Core i3-10100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon Neo MV-40 and Core i3-10100.

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 Neo MV-40 0.17
i3-10100 5.44
+3100%

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 Neo MV-40 275
i3-10100 8648
+3045%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Athlon Neo MV-40 1274
i3-10100 6863
+439%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Athlon Neo MV-40 1149
i3-10100 26903
+2242%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Athlon Neo MV-40 102
i3-10100 6.34
+1509%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Athlon Neo MV-40 0
i3-10100 10
+2909%

TrueCrypt AES

TrueCrypt is a discontinued piece of software that was widely used for on-the-fly-encryption of disk partitions, now superseded by VeraCrypt. It contains several embedded performance tests, one of them being TrueCrypt AES, which measures data encryption speed using AES algorithm. Result is encryption speed in gigabytes per second.

Athlon Neo MV-40 0.1
i3-10100 5
+8233%

WinRAR 4.0

WinRAR 4.0 is an outdated version of a popular file archiver. It contains an internal speed test, using 'Best' setting of RAR compression on large chunks of randomly generated data. Its results are measured in kilobytes per second.

Athlon Neo MV-40 332
i3-10100 6124
+1745%

x264 encoding pass 2

x264 Pass 2 is a slower variant of x264 video compression that produces a variable bit rate output file, which results in better quality since the higher bit rate is used when it is needed more. Benchmark result is still measured in frames per second.  

Athlon Neo MV-40 2
i3-10100 56
+2747%

x264 encoding pass 1

x264 version 4.0 is a video encoding benchmark uses MPEG 4 x264 compression method to compress a sample HD (720p) video. Pass 1 is a faster variant that produces a constant bit rate output file. Its result is measured in frames per second, which means how many frames of the source video file were encoded per second.  

Athlon Neo MV-40 12
i3-10100 213
+1732%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.17 5.44
Recency 6 January 2009 30 April 2020
Physical cores 1 4
Threads 1 8
Chip lithography 65 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

Athlon Neo MV-40 has 333.3% lower power consumption.

i3-10100, on the other hand, has a 3100% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i3-10100 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon Neo MV-40 in performance tests.

Be aware that Athlon Neo MV-40 is a notebook processor while Core i3-10100 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon Neo MV-40 and Core i3-10100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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