i5-10210U vs Phenom II X3 P820

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X3 P820
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 25 Watt
0.66
Core i5-10210U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
3.90
+491%

Core i5-10210U outperforms Phenom II X3 P820 by a whopping 491% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i5-10210U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27401440
Place by popularitynot in top-10070
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series3x AMD Phenom IIComet Lake
Power efficiency2.5014.76
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Comet Lake-U (2019−2020)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)21 August 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i5-10210U 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads38
Base clock speedno data1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz4 GT/s
L1 cache384 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1.5 MB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i5-10210U 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
SocketS1FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i5-10210U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsVirtualization, AMD64, Advanced Virus Protection, SSE(1,2,3,4a)Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i5-10210U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i5-10210U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i5-10210U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data45.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel Processors
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
Execution Unitsno data24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i5-10210U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i5-10210U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i5-10210U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 P820 and Core i5-10210U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 P820 0.66
i5-10210U 3.90
+491%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Phenom II X3 P820 1560
i5-10210U 6412
+311%

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 P820 4169
i5-10210U 16072
+286%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Phenom II X3 P820 2043
i5-10210U 6363
+211%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Phenom II X3 P820 2
i5-10210U 8
+387%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.66 3.90
Recency 12 May 2010 21 August 2019
Physical cores 3 4
Threads 3 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 15 Watt

i5-10210U has a 490.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-10210U is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X3 P820 in performance tests.


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