Phenom II X3 P840 vs i5-6440EQ

Place in the ranking	1580	2598
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.56	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i5	3x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency	7.04	3.10
Architecture codename	Skylake (2015−2016)	Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date	12 October 2015 (9 years ago)	4 October 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$250	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i5-6440EQ 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	4	3
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	1.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	3600 MHz
Multiplier	27	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	384 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1.5 MB
L3 cache	6 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	122 mm²	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-6440EQ 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 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	no data	S1
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-6440EQ and Phenom II X3 P840. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Virtualization, AMD64, Advanced Virus Protection, SSE(1,2,3,4a)
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
VirusProtect	-	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
TSX	+	-

Security technologies

Core i5-6440EQ and Phenom II X3 P840 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-6440EQ and Phenom II X3 P840 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-6440EQ and Phenom II X3 P840. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	LPDDR3-1866	DDR3
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.134 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics 530

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Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-6440EQ and Phenom II X3 P840.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.35	0.82
Recency	12 October 2015	4 October 2010
Physical cores	4	3
Threads	4	3
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	25 Watt

i5-6440EQ has a 308.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

Phenom II X3 P840, on the other hand, has 80% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-6440EQ is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X3 P840 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-6440EQ and Phenom II X3 P840, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.