i5-12500H vs Phenom II X4 840

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 840
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.52
Core i5-12500H
2022
12 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
13.25
+772%

Core i5-12500H outperforms Phenom II X4 840 by a whopping 772% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 840 and Core i5-12500H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2144569
Place by popularitynot in top-10035
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.08no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Alder Lake-P
Power efficiency1.5127.87
Architecture codenamePropus (2009−2011)Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date4 January 2011 (13 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$90no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 840 and Core i5-12500H 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads416
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)80K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size169 mm2217 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors300 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 840 and Core i5-12500H 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 configuration11
SocketAM3FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 840 and Core i5-12500H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 840 and Core i5-12500H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 840 and Core i5-12500H are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 840 and Core i5-12500H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4, DDR5
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-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data80

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 840 and Core i5-12500H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Phenom II X4 840 and Core i5-12500H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X4 840 and Core i5-12500H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 840 and Core i5-12500H.

PCIe version2.04.0
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 X4 840 1.52
i5-12500H 13.25
+772%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Phenom II X4 840 2417
i5-12500H 21040
+771%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.52 13.25
Physical cores 4 12
Threads 4 16
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 45 Watt

i5-12500H has a 771.7% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and 111.1% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-12500H is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 840 in performance tests.

Note that Phenom II X4 840 is a desktop processor while Core i5-12500H is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 840 and Core i5-12500H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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