i5-560UM vs Phenom II X3 P820
Aggregate performance score
Phenom II X3 P820 outperforms Core i5-560UM by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i5-560UM processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2754 | 2773 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 3x AMD Phenom II | Intel Core i5 |
| Power efficiency | 2.50 | 3.36 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Arrandale (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 26 September 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $250 |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i5-560UM 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 | 3 (Tri-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 3 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.33 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 2.13 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 1.0 |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | 1 × 2.5 GT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 10 |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 3 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 81+114 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 382+177 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i5-560UM 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 | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | S1 | BGA1288 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 18 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i5-560UM. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Virtualization, AMD64, Advanced Virus Protection, SSE(1,2,3,4a) | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | + |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| Flex Memory Access | no data | + |
| PAE | no data | 36 Bit |
| FDI | no data | + |
| Fast Memory Access | no data | + |
Security technologies
Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i5-560UM technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i5-560UM 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 Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i5-560UM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 12.799 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors |
| Clear Video | no data | + |
| Clear Video HD | no data | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 500 MHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i5-560UM integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 2 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i5-560UM.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.66 | 0.64 |
| Recency | 12 May 2010 | 26 September 2010 |
| Physical cores | 3 | 2 |
| Threads | 3 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 18 Watt |
Phenom II X3 P820 has a 3.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores.
i5-560UM, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, 33.3% more threads, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 38.9% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i5-560UM.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i5-560UM, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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