i5-10400 vs Phenom II X4 945 (95W)

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Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 945 (95W) and Core i5-10400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated962
Place by popularitynot in top-10087
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data11.11
Architecture codenameDeneb (2009−2011)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date22 July 2009 (15 years ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 945 (95W) and Core i5-10400 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed3 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size258 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors758 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 945 (95W) and Core i5-10400 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
SocketAM3FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 945 (95W) and Core i5-10400. 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-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 945 (95W) and Core i5-10400 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 945 (95W) and Core i5-10400 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 (95W) and Core i5-10400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data41.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 945 (95W) and Core i5-10400 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Phenom II X4 945 (95W) and Core i5-10400 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X4 945 (95W) and Core i5-10400 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 945 (95W) and Core i5-10400.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 22 July 2009 30 April 2020
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

i5-10400 has an age advantage of 10 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

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