i5-4210U vs Phenom II X6 1100T BE

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X6 1100T BE
2010
6 cores / 6 threads, 125 Watt
3.62
+150%
Core i5-4210U
2014
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.45

Phenom II X6 1100T BE outperforms Core i5-4210U by a whopping 150% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Core i5-4210U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking15062181
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiency2.749.14
Architecture codenameThuban (2010)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date7 December 2010 (14 years ago)14 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$281

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Core i5-4210U 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads64
Base clock speed3.3 GHz1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz2.7 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die size346 mm2118 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors904 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Core i5-4210U 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
SocketAM3FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Core i5-4210U. 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+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Core i5-4210U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Core i5-4210U 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 1100T BE and Core i5-4210U. 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 data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 4400
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Core i5-4210U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Core i5-4210U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data3280x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3200x2000@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Core i5-4210U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Core i5-4210U.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data12
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data4
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno data+

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 X6 1100T BE 3.62
+150%
i5-4210U 1.45

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 X6 1100T BE 5745
+149%
i5-4210U 2309

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.62 1.45
Recency 7 December 2010 14 April 2014
Physical cores 6 2
Threads 6 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 15 Watt

Phenom II X6 1100T BE has a 149.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

i5-4210U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 733.3% lower power consumption.

The Phenom II X6 1100T BE is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-4210U in performance tests.

Note that Phenom II X6 1100T BE is a desktop processor while Core i5-4210U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X6 1100T BE and Core i5-4210U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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