i3-2357M vs Phenom II X3 P820

Athlon II P320 Athlon II P340 Athlon II P360 Phenom II X3 N830 Phenom II X4 N930 Phenom II X4 N970 Phenom II X4 P960 Turion II P520 Turion II P540 V-Series V120 V-Series V140 V-Series V160
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Core i3-2310M Core i3-2330M Core i3-2350M Core i5-2410M Core i5-2430M Core i5-2450M Core i5-2520M Core i5-2540M Core i7-2630QM Core i7-2640M Core i7-2670QM Pentium B960

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X3 P820
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 25 Watt
0.68
+33.3%
Core i3-2357M
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 17 Watt
0.51

Phenom II X3 P820 outperforms Core i3-2357M by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Phenom II X3 P820 Phenom II X3 P820
i3-2357M i3-2357M

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i3-2357M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27382879
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series3x AMD Phenom IIIntel Core i3
Power efficiency2.532.79
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)1 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$250

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i3-2357M 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads34
Base clock speedno data1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz1.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate3600 MHz4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data13
L1 cache384 KB128 KB
L2 cache1.5 MB512 KB
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data149 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistorsno data624 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i3-2357M 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketS1FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i3-2357M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsVirtualization, AMD64, Advanced Virus Protection, SSE(1,2,3,4a)Intel® AVX
FMA-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i3-2357M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i3-2357M are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i3-2357M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 3000
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data950 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i3-2357M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i3-2357M.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

Phenom II X3 P820 0.68
+33.3%
i3-2357M 0.51

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Phenom II X3 P820 1560
i3-2357M 1645
+5.5%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Phenom II X3 P820 4169
+9.5%
i3-2357M 3808

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Phenom II X3 P820 2043
+29.7%
i3-2357M 1575

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.

Phenom II X3 P820 2
+32.8%
i3-2357M 1

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.68 0.51
Recency 12 May 2010 1 June 2011
Physical cores 3 2
Threads 3 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 17 Watt

Phenom II X3 P820 has a 33.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores.

i3-2357M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, 33.3% more threads, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 47.1% lower power consumption.

The Phenom II X3 P820 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-2357M in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i3-2357M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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