i7-11700 vs Phenom II X3 P840

Athlon II P320 Athlon II P340 Athlon II P360 Phenom II X3 N830 Phenom II X4 N930 Phenom II X4 N970 Phenom II X4 P960 Turion II P520 Turion II P540 V-Series V120 V-Series V140 V-Series V160
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Core i5-11400 Core i5-11400F Core i5-11600K Core i5-11600KF Core i7-11700 Core i7-11700F Core i7-11700K Core i7-11700KF Core i9-11900 Core i9-11900F Core i9-11900K Core i9-11900KF

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X3 P840
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 25 Watt
0.82
Core i7-11700
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
12.39
+1411%

Core i7-11700 outperforms Phenom II X3 P840 by a whopping 1411% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Phenom II X3 P840 Phenom II X3 P840
i7-11700 i7-11700

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X3 P840 and Core i7-11700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2582616
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Series3x AMD Phenom IIno data
Power efficiency3.1018.04
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Rocket Lake (2021)
Release date4 October 2010 (14 years ago)16 March 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X3 P840 and Core i7-11700 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads316
Base clock speedno data2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed1.9 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz8 GT/s
L1 cache384 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1.5 MB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data276 mm2
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 i7-11700 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
SocketS1FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 P840 and Core i7-11700. 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+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Phenom II X3 P840 and Core i7-11700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 P840 and Core i7-11700 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 i7-11700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data50 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 750
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X3 P840 and Core i7-11700 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Phenom II X3 P840 and Core i7-11700 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@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 i7-11700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 P840 and Core i7-11700.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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
i7-11700 12.39
+1411%

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
i7-11700 51493
+1064%

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
i7-11700 4.19
+561%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.82 12.39
Recency 4 October 2010 16 March 2021
Physical cores 3 8
Threads 3 16
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 65 Watt

Phenom II X3 P840 has 160% lower power consumption.

i7-11700, on the other hand, has a 1411% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 166.7% more physical cores and 433.3% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i7-11700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X3 P840 in performance tests.

Be aware that Phenom II X3 P840 is a notebook processor while Core i7-11700 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X3 P840 and Core i7-11700, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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