Processor N95 vs Phenom II X3 P840

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X3 P840
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 25 Watt
0.82
Processor N95
2023
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
3.18
+288%

Processor N95 outperforms Phenom II X3 P840 by a whopping 288% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X3 P840 and Processor N95 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25981616
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series3x AMD Phenom IIIntel Alder Lake-N
Power efficiency3.1020.06
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date4 October 2010 (14 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X3 P840 and Processor N95 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads34
Base clock speedno data0.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.9 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache384 KB96 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.5 MB2 MB (shared)
L3 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 P840 and Processor N95 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
SocketS1Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 P840 and Processor N95. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Phenom II X3 P840 and Processor N95 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 P840 and Processor N95 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 P840 and Processor N95. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4, DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) ( - 1200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 P840 and Processor N95.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data9

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 P840 0.82
Processor N95 3.18
+288%

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 P840 4425
Processor N95 13854
+213%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Phenom II X3 P840 27.7
Processor N95 17.04
+62.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.82 3.18
Recency 4 October 2010 3 January 2023
Physical cores 3 4
Threads 3 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 15 Watt

Processor N95 has a 287.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 350% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Processor N95 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X3 P840 in performance tests.


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