Phenom II X2 N640 vs i5-4220Y
Aggregate performance score
Core i5-4220Y outperforms Phenom II X2 N640 by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i5-4220Y and Phenom II X2 N640 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2456 | 2529 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i5 | 2x AMD Phenom II |
| Power efficiency | 8.23 | 2.43 |
| Architecture codename | Haswell (2013−2015) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 14 April 2014 (10 years ago) | 1 October 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $281 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core i5-4220Y and Phenom II X2 N640 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 1.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 2.9 GHz |
| Bus rate | 5 GT/s | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 45 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i5-4220Y and Phenom II X2 N640 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 | no data |
| Socket | FCBGA1168 | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 11.5 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-4220Y and Phenom II X2 N640. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 | HyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Smart Response | + | no data |
| GPIO | + | no data |
| Smart Connect | + | no data |
| FDI | - | no data |
| AMT | 9.5 | no data |
| Matrix Storage | - | no data |
| HD Audio | + | no data |
| RST | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i5-4220Y and Phenom II X2 N640 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 i5-4220Y and Phenom II X2 N640 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 i5-4220Y and Phenom II X2 N640. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 16 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 4200 | no data |
| Max video memory | 2 GB | no data |
| Quick Sync Video | + | - |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 850 MHz | no data |
| InTru 3D | + | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i5-4220Y and Phenom II X2 N640 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 3 | no data |
| eDP | + | no data |
| DisplayPort | + | - |
| HDMI | + | - |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Core i5-4220Y and Phenom II X2 N640 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | 2560x1600@60Hz | no data |
| Max resolution over DisplayPort | 2560x1600@60Hz | no data |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Core i5-4220Y and Phenom II X2 N640 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | 11.2/12 | no data |
| OpenGL | 4.3 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i5-4220Y and Phenom II X2 N640.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | no data |
| PCI support | - | no data |
| USB revision | 3.0 | no data |
| Total number of SATA ports | 4 | no data |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | 4 | no data |
| Integrated IDE | - | no data |
| Number of USB ports | 4 | no data |
| Integrated LAN | - | no data |
| UART | + | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.00 | 0.90 |
| Recency | 14 April 2014 | 1 October 2010 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 22 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 11 Watt | 35 Watt |
i5-4220Y has a 11.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more threads, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 218.2% lower power consumption.
The Core i5-4220Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X2 N640 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i5-4220Y and Phenom II X2 N640, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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