Ryzen 7 5700G vs Phenom II X3 P840

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X3 P840
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 25 Watt
0.85
Ryzen 7 5700G
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
16.04
+1787%

Ryzen 7 5700G outperforms Phenom II X3 P840 by a whopping 1787% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X3 P840 and Ryzen 7 5700G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2576444
Place by popularitynot in top-10058
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data28.04
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Series3x AMD Phenom IIAMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency3.1022.50
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Cezanne (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date4 October 2010 (14 years ago)13 April 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$359

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X3 P840 and Ryzen 7 5700G 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads316
Base clock speedno data3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed1.9 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
Multiplierno data38
L1 cache384 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1.5 MB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB
Chip lithography45 nm7 nm
Die sizeno dataAM4 (1331) mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 P840 and Ryzen 7 5700G 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
SocketS1AM4
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 P840 and Ryzen 7 5700G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsVirtualization, AMD64, Advanced Virus Protection, SSE(1,2,3,4a)MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 P840 and Ryzen 7 5700G are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 P840 and Ryzen 7 5700G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 P840 and Ryzen 7 5700G.

PCIe versionno data3.0

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 0.85
Ryzen 7 5700G 16.04
+1787%

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
Ryzen 7 5700G 38827
+777%

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
Ryzen 7 5700G 4.33
+540%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.85 16.04
Recency 4 October 2010 13 April 2021
Physical cores 3 8
Threads 3 16
Chip lithography 45 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 65 Watt

Phenom II X3 P840 has 160% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 5700G, on the other hand, has a 1787.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 166.7% more physical cores and 433.3% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 5700G is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X3 P840 in performance tests.

Be aware that Phenom II X3 P840 is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 5700G is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X3 P840 and Ryzen 7 5700G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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