Aubrey Isle vs Phenom X3 8400
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2971 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Power efficiency | 0.74 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Manufacturer | no data | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Toliman (2008) | Knights Ferry (2010) |
| Release date | March 2008 (17 years ago) | 31 May 2010 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom X3 8400 and Aubrey Isle 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) | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 3 | 128 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 32 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 2 MB (shared) | 0 KB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 285 mm2 | 684 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 450 million | 2,300 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom X3 8400 and Aubrey Isle 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | AM2+ | PCIe x16 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 300 Watt |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X3 8400 and Aubrey Isle are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom X3 8400 and Aubrey Isle. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 3 | 32 |
| Threads | 3 | 128 |
| Chip lithography | 65 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 300 Watt |
Phenom X3 8400 has 215.8% lower power consumption.
Aubrey Isle, on the other hand, has 966.7% more physical cores and 4166.7% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between AMD Phenom X3 8400 and Intel Aubrey Isle. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Phenom X3 8400 is a desktop processor while Aubrey Isle is a server/workstation one.
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