Phenom II X3 P840 vs Phenom II X3 P820

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X3 P820
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 25 Watt
0.66
Phenom II X3 P840
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 25 Watt
0.82
+24.2%

Phenom II X3 P840 outperforms Phenom II X3 P820 by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X3 P820 and Phenom II X3 P840 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27542598
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series3x AMD Phenom II3x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency2.503.10
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)4 October 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X3 P820 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)3 (Tri-Core)
Threads33
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz1.9 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz3600 MHz
L1 cache384 KB384 KB
L2 cache1.5 MB1.5 MB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 P820 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.

SocketS1S1
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Phenom II X3 P840. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsVirtualization, AMD64, Advanced Virus Protection, SSE(1,2,3,4a)Virtualization, AMD64, Advanced Virus Protection, SSE(1,2,3,4a)
VirusProtect++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Phenom II X3 P840 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Phenom II X3 P840. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

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 0.66
Phenom II X3 P840 0.82
+24.2%

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
Phenom II X3 P840 4425
+6.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.66 0.82
Recency 12 May 2010 4 October 2010

Phenom II X3 P840 has a 24.2% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 4 months.

The Phenom II X3 P840 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X3 P820 in performance tests.


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