i5-8250U vs Phenom II X6 1090T BE

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X6 1090T BE and Core i5-8250U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1446
Place by popularitynot in top-10047
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiencyno data24.48
Architecture codenameThuban (2010)Kaby Lake Refresh (2017−2019)
Release date27 April 2010 (14 years ago)21 August 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$295$297

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X6 1090T BE and Core i5-8250U 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads68
Base clock speed3.2 GHz1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus typeno dataOPI
Bus rateno data4 GT/s
Multiplierno data16
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size346 mm2123 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors904 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X6 1090T BE and Core i5-8250U 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)
SocketAM3FCBGA1356,FC-BGA1356
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X6 1090T BE and Core i5-8250U. 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+
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 X6 1090T BE and Core i5-8250U 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 X6 1090T BE and Core i5-8250U 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 X6 1090T BE and Core i5-8250U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel HD Graphics 620
Max video memoryno data32 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X6 1090T BE and Core i5-8250U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Phenom II X6 1090T BE and Core i5-8250U 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 X6 1090T BE and Core i5-8250U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.4

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X6 1090T BE and Core i5-8250U.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 April 2010 21 August 2017
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 6 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 15 Watt

Phenom II X6 1090T BE has 50% more physical cores.

i5-8250U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, 33.3% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 733.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X6 1090T BE and Core i5-8250U. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Phenom II X6 1090T BE is a desktop processor while Core i5-8250U is a notebook one.


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