Phenom II X2 X640 BE vs i7-9750HF

Place in the ranking	1028	2453
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	2x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency	14.07	2.12
Architecture codename	Coffee Lake-HR (2019)	Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date	23 April 2019 (5 years ago)	12 May 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core i7-9750HF and Phenom II X2 X640 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	12	2
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus rate	8 GT/s	3600 MHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	12 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	149 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	72 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-9750HF and Phenom II X2 X640 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	FCBGA1440	S1
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-9750HF and Phenom II X2 X640 BE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2	MMX, 3DNow!, SSE1-3A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
VirusProtect	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-9750HF and Phenom II X2 X640 BE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
Identity Protection	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-9750HF and Phenom II X2 X640 BE are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-9750HF and Phenom II X2 X640 BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666, LPDDR3-2133	DDR3
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	41.8 GB/s	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-9750HF and Phenom II X2 X640 BE.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	6.69	1.01
Recency	23 April 2019	12 May 2011
Physical cores	6	2
Threads	12	2
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm

i7-9750HF has a 562.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i7-9750HF is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X2 X640 BE in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-9750HF and Phenom II X2 X640 BE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.