i5-1030NG7 vs Phenom II X3 P840

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X3 P840
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 25 Watt
0.82
Core i5-1030NG7
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 10 Watt
3.59
+338%

Core i5-1030NG7 outperforms Phenom II X3 P840 by a whopping 338% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X3 P840 and Core i5-1030NG7 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25801503
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series3x AMD Phenom IIIntel Ice Lake
Power efficiency3.1033.97
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Ice Lake-Y (2020)
Release date4 October 2010 (14 years ago)18 March 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X3 P840 and Core i5-1030NG7 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 data1.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.9 GHz3.5 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz4 GT/s
L1 cache384 KB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache1.5 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm
Die sizeno data123 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 P840 and Core i5-1030NG7 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
SocketS1Intel BGA 1044
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 P840 and Core i5-1030NG7. 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, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
vProno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Phenom II X3 P840 and Core i5-1030NG7 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 P840 and Core i5-1030NG7 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 P840 and Core i5-1030NG7. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3LPDDR4-3733
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data58.3 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel Iris Plus Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X3 P840 and Core i5-1030NG7 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Phenom II X3 P840 and Core i5-1030NG7 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno dataYes, at 120Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data5120 x 3200@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data5120 x 3200@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X3 P840 and Core i5-1030NG7 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 P840 and Core i5-1030NG7.

PCIe versionno data3.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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 P840 0.82
i5-1030NG7 3.59
+338%

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 P840 4425
i5-1030NG7 9432
+113%

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Phenom II X3 P840 27.7
i5-1030NG7 15.2
+82.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.82 3.59
Recency 4 October 2010 18 March 2020
Physical cores 3 4
Threads 3 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 10 Watt

i5-1030NG7 has a 337.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads, a 350% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-1030NG7 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X3 P840 in performance tests.


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