Phenom II X4 925 vs i5-3340

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-3340 and Phenom II X4 925 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	1702	2178
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.11
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Power efficiency	3.27	1.42
Architecture codename	no data	Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date	1 July 2013 (11 years ago)	11 May 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	no data	$160

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-3340 and Phenom II X4 925 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	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.3 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus rate	5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	no data	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6 MB Intel® Smart Cache	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	258 mm2
Maximum core temperature	67 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	758 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-3340 and Phenom II X4 925 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	FCLGA1155	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	77 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-3340 and Phenom II X4 925. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX	no data
AES-NI	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
FDI	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i5-3340 and Phenom II X4 925 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	+	-
Anti-Theft	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-3340 and Phenom II X4 925 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-3340 and Phenom II X4 925. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1333, DDR3-1600	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 2500	On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.05 GHz	no data
InTru 3D	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-3340 and Phenom II X4 925 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

3

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-3340 and Phenom II X4 925.

PCIe version

3.0

2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	2.76	1.48
Recency	1 July 2013	11 May 2009
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	77 Watt	95 Watt

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