Phenom II X2 N640 vs Core i5-3230M

Place in performance ranking	1949	2385
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i5	2x AMD Phenom II
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date	1 January 2013 (11 years ago)	1 October 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$225	no data
Current price	$93 (0.4x MSRP)	no data

Technical specs

Core i5-3230M 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
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.9 GHz
Bus support	no data	3600 MHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	3 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Die size	118 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-3230M 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	no data
Socket	FCPGA988	S1
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-3230M and Phenom II X2 N640. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX	DDR3 memory controller, HyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
VirusProtect	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core i5-3230M and Phenom II X2 N640 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	no data
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-3230M and Phenom II X2 N640 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-3230M and Phenom II X2 N640. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 4000	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-3230M and Phenom II X2 N640 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
SDVO	+	no data
CRT	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-3230M and Phenom II X2 N640.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

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.

i5-3230M 1.66
+78.5%

Phenom II X2 N640 0.93

Core i5-3230M outperforms Phenom II X2 N640 by 78% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i5-3230M 510
+49.1%

Phenom II X2 N640 342

Core i5-3230M outperforms Phenom II X2 N640 by 49% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

i5-3230M 1027
+64.8%

Phenom II X2 N640 623

Core i5-3230M outperforms Phenom II X2 N640 by 65% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i5-3230M 3
+78.9%

Phenom II X2 N640 2

Core i5-3230M outperforms Phenom II X2 N640 by 79% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.