i5-8200Y vs Phenom II X4 945 (125W)

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Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 945 (125W) and Core i5-8200Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2226
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiencyno data25.82
Architecture codenameDeneb (2009−2011)Amber Lake-Y (2018−2021)
Release date23 April 2009 (15 years ago)28 August 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$291

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 945 (125W) and Core i5-8200Y 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3 GHz1.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplierno data13
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)4 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size258 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors758 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 945 (125W) and Core i5-8200Y 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM3FCBGA1515
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 945 (125W) and Core i5-8200Y. 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-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
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+
Smart Responseno data+

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 945 (125W) and Core i5-8200Y 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 X4 945 (125W) and Core i5-8200Y 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 X4 945 (125W) and Core i5-8200Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data29.861 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel UHD Graphics 615
Max video memoryno data16 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data950 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 945 (125W) and Core i5-8200Y integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Phenom II X4 945 (125W) and Core i5-8200Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3840x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X4 945 (125W) and Core i5-8200Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 945 (125W) and Core i5-8200Y.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data10

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 April 2009 28 August 2018
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 5 Watt

Phenom II X4 945 (125W) has 100% more physical cores.

i5-8200Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 2400% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X4 945 (125W) and Core i5-8200Y. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Phenom II X4 945 (125W) is a desktop processor while Core i5-8200Y is a notebook one.


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