i5-10200H vs Athlon X4 840

Aggregate performance score

Athlon X4 840
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.09
Core i5-10200H
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
5.10
+144%

Core i5-10200H outperforms Athlon X4 840 by a whopping 144% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 840 and Core i5-10200H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18901216
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Series4x Athlonno data
Power efficiency3.0410.73
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Comet Lake-H (2020)
Release dateAugust 2014 (10 years ago)17 September 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 840 and Core i5-10200H 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed3.1 GHz2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache256K64K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm14 nm
Die size245 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °C72 °C
Number of transistors2,411 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 840 and Core i5-10200H 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 configuration11
SocketSocket FM2+FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)65 watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 840 and Core i5-10200H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Athlon X4 840 and Core i5-10200H 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 X4 840 and Core i5-10200H 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 X4 840 and Core i5-10200H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data45.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon X4 840 and Core i5-10200H integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon X4 840 and Core i5-10200H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon X4 840 and Core i5-10200H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 840 and Core i5-10200H.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

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 X4 840 2.09
i5-10200H 5.10
+144%

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 X4 840 3318
i5-10200H 8105
+144%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon X4 840 448
i5-10200H 1351
+202%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon X4 840 1120
i5-10200H 4084
+265%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.09 5.10
Recency on August 2014 17 September 2020
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 28 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 45 Watt

i5-10200H has a 144% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more threads, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 44.4% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-10200H is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X4 840 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon X4 840 is a desktop processor while Core i5-10200H is a notebook one.


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