i5-10400 vs Athlon 64 X2 3800+ EE SFF

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 64 X2 3800+ EE SFF and Core i5-10400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated955
Place by popularitynot in top-10088
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data11.11
Architecture codenameWindsor (2006−2007)Comet Lake (2020)
Release dateMay 2006 (18 years ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon 64 X2 3800+ EE SFF and Core i5-10400 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 cores2 (Dual-core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads212
Base clock speedno data2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache256 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB256K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography90 nm14 nm
Die size220 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors154 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 X2 3800+ EE SFF and Core i5-10400 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 configuration11
SocketAM2FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 X2 3800+ EE SFF and Core i5-10400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Athlon 64 X2 3800+ EE SFF and Core i5-10400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 64 X2 3800+ EE SFF and Core i5-10400 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 X2 3800+ EE SFF and Core i5-10400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon 64 X2 3800+ EE SFF and Core i5-10400 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Athlon 64 X2 3800+ EE SFF and Core i5-10400 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon 64 X2 3800+ EE SFF and Core i5-10400 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 64 X2 3800+ EE SFF and Core i5-10400.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 6
Threads 2 12
Chip lithography 90 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Athlon 64 X2 3800+ EE SFF has 85.7% lower power consumption.

i5-10400, on the other hand, has 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 542.9% more advanced lithography process.

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