Phenom II X2 N640 vs i3-7102E

Place in the ranking	2073	2529
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.18	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i3	2x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency	6.21	2.43
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date	3 January 2017 (7 years ago)	1 October 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$225	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i3-7102E and Phenom II X2 N640 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	2.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	8 GT/s	3600 MHz
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	3 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i3-7102E and Phenom II X2 N640 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 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	no data	S1
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i3-7102E and Phenom II X2 N640. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	HyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
VirusProtect	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i3-7102E and Phenom II X2 N640 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i3-7102E and Phenom II X2 N640. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3L-1600	DDR3
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics 630

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i3-7102E and Phenom II X2 N640.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.64	0.90
Recency	3 January 2017	1 October 2010
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt

i3-7102E has a 82.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 40% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-7102E is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X2 N640 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i3-7102E and Phenom II X2 N640, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.