Phenom II X6 1090T BE vs i5-1038NG7

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-1038NG7 and Phenom II X6 1090T BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1143not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Ice Lakeno data
Power efficiency18.89no data
Architecture codenameIce Lake-U (2019−2020)Thuban (2010)
Release date4 May 2020 (4 years ago)27 April 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$320$295

Detailed specifications

Core i5-1038NG7 and Phenom II X6 1090T BE 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads86
Base clock speed2 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/sno data
L1 cache80 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography10 nm45 nm
Die size123 mm2346 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data904 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-1038NG7 and Phenom II X6 1090T BE 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
SocketFCBGA1344AM3
Power consumption (TDP)28 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-1038NG7 and Phenom II X6 1090T BE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology+no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i5-1038NG7 and Phenom II X6 1090T BE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-1038NG7 and Phenom II X6 1090T BE are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-1038NG7 and Phenom II X6 1090T BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth58.3 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel Iris Plus GraphicsOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Quick Sync Video+-
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-1038NG7 and Phenom II X6 1090T BE integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-1038NG7 and Phenom II X6 1090T BE integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096 x 2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP5120 x 3200@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort5120 x 3200@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i5-1038NG7 and Phenom II X6 1090T BE integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.6no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-1038NG7 and Phenom II X6 1090T BE.

PCIe version3.02.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 May 2020 27 April 2010
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 6
Chip lithography 10 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 28 Watt 125 Watt

i5-1038NG7 has an age advantage of 10 years, 33.3% more threads, a 350% more advanced lithography process, and 346.4% lower power consumption.

Phenom II X6 1090T BE, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores.

We couldn't decide between Core i5-1038NG7 and Phenom II X6 1090T BE. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i5-1038NG7 is a notebook processor while Phenom II X6 1090T BE is a desktop one.


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