Phenom II X3 P840 vs i3-10105F
Aggregate performance score
Core i3-10105F outperforms Phenom II X3 P840 by a whopping 590% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i3-10105F and Phenom II X3 P840 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1135 | 2582 |
| Place by popularity | 56 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | 3x AMD Phenom II |
| Power efficiency | 8.24 | 3.10 |
| Architecture codename | Comet Lake-R (2021) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 16 March 2021 (3 years ago) | 4 October 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $97 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core i3-10105F and Phenom II X3 P840 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 3 (Tri-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 3 |
| Base clock speed | 3.7 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| Bus rate | 8 GT/s | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 1.5 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i3-10105F and Phenom II X3 P840 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA1200 | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-10105F and Phenom II X3 P840. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | Virtualization, AMD64, Advanced Virus Protection, SSE(1,2,3,4a) |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
Security technologies
Core i3-10105F and Phenom II X3 P840 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
| Secure Key | + | no data |
| Identity Protection | + | - |
| SGX | Yes with Intel® ME | no data |
| OS Guard | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-10105F and Phenom II X3 P840 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-10105F and Phenom II X3 P840. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 41.6 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-10105F and Phenom II X3 P840.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.66 | 0.82 |
| Recency | 16 March 2021 | 4 October 2010 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 3 |
| Threads | 8 | 3 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 25 Watt |
i3-10105F has a 590.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
Phenom II X3 P840, on the other hand, has 160% lower power consumption.
The Core i3-10105F is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X3 P840 in performance tests.
Note that Core i3-10105F is a desktop processor while Phenom II X3 P840 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-10105F and Phenom II X3 P840, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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