Phenom II X4 X940 BE vs i5-3350P

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-3350P and Phenom II X4 X940 BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1693	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.26	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	4x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency	3.71	no data
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)	Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date	3 September 2012 (12 years ago)	1 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$292	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-3350P and Phenom II X4 X940 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	3600 MHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Die size	133 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	65 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-3350P and Phenom II X4 X940 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 configuration	1	no data
Socket	FCLGA1155	S1
Power consumption (TDP)	69 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-3350P and Phenom II X4 X940 BE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	HyperTransport 3.0, Enhanced Virus Protection, AMD64, SSE4A, unlocked multiplier
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
VirusProtect	-	+
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	+	-

Security technologies

Core i5-3350P and Phenom II X4 X940 BE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-3350P and Phenom II X4 X940 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 i5-3350P and Phenom II X4 X940 BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32.23 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-3350P and Phenom II X4 X940 BE.

PCIe version

3.0

no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	3 September 2012	1 January 2011
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	69 Watt	45 Watt

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