i3-8140U vs Phenom II X4 P960

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 i3-1005G1 Core i3-1115G4 Core i3-1215U Core i3-6006U Core i3-8100B Core i3-8100H Core i3-8109U Core i3-8121U Core i3-8130U Core i3-8140U Core i3-8145U Core i3-8145UE

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 P960
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
0.99
Core i3-8140U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.71
+174%

Core i3-8140U outperforms Phenom II X4 P960 by a whopping 174% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Phenom II X4 P960 Phenom II X4 P960
i3-8140U i3-8140U

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 P960 and Core i3-8140U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24781708
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series4x AMD Phenom IIno data
Power efficiency3.6816.78
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)no data
Release date19 October 2010 (14 years ago)1 October 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 P960 and Core i3-8140U 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 speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz3.9 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz4 GT/s OPI
L1 cache512 KBno data
L2 cache2 MBno data
L3 cacheno data4 MB Intel® Smart Cache
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 P960 and Core i3-8140U 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
SocketS1 (S1g4)FCBGA1528
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and Core i3-8140U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
VirusProtect+-
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 P960 and Core i3-8140U 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 P960 and Core i3-8140U 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 P960 and Core i3-8140U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data37.5 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 620
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 P960 and Core i3-8140U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and Core i3-8140U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and Core i3-8140U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and Core i3-8140U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.99 2.71
Recency 19 October 2010 1 October 2019
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 15 Watt

Phenom II X4 P960 has 100% more physical cores.

i3-8140U, on the other hand, has a 173.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-8140U is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 P960 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 P960 and Core i3-8140U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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