i5-1155G7 vs Phenom II X3 P840

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X3 P840
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 25 Watt
0.82
Core i5-1155G7
2021
4 cores / 8 threads, 28 Watt
6.35
+674%

Core i5-1155G7 outperforms Phenom II X3 P840 by a whopping 674% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X3 P840 and Core i5-1155G7 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25821055
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series3x AMD Phenom IITiger Lake
Power efficiency3.1021.46
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Tiger Lake-UP3 (2020−2021)
Release date4 October 2010 (14 years ago)31 May 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X3 P840 and Core i5-1155G7 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 data2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed1.9 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz4 GT/s
L1 cache384 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache1.5 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 P840 and Core i5-1155G7 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
SocketS1FCBGA1449
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 P840 and Core i5-1155G7. 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-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Phenom II X3 P840 and Core i5-1155G7 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 P840 and Core i5-1155G7 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 i5-1155G7. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.35 GHz
Execution Unitsno data80

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X3 P840 and Core i5-1155G7 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Phenom II X3 P840 and Core i5-1155G7 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X3 P840 and Core i5-1155G7 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 P840 and Core i5-1155G7.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.82 6.35
Recency 4 October 2010 31 May 2021
Physical cores 3 4
Threads 3 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 28 Watt

Phenom II X3 P840 has 12% lower power consumption.

i5-1155G7, on the other hand, has a 674.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads, and a 350% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-1155G7 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X3 P840 in performance tests.


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