i5-480M vs Phenom X3 8400

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Core i3-330M Core i3-350M Core i3-370M Core i3-380M Core i5-430M Core i5-460M Core i5-480M Core i5-520M Core i5-560M Core i7-620M Core i7-640M Pentium P6200

Aggregate performance score

Phenom X3 8400
2008
3 cores / 3 threads, 95 Watt
0.76
Core i5-480M
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.87
+14.5%

Core i5-480M outperforms Phenom X3 8400 by a moderate 14% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Phenom X3 8400 Phenom X3 8400
i5-480M i5-480M

Primary details

Comparing Phenom X3 8400 and Core i5-480M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26672574
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i5
Power efficiency0.732.27
Architecture codenameToliman (2008)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release dateMarch 2008 (16 years ago)11 January 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$81

Detailed specifications

Phenom X3 8400 and Core i5-480M 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads34
Base clock speedno data2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz2.93 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rateno data1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data20
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography65 nm32 nm
Die size285 mm281+114 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors450 million382+177 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X3 8400 and Core i5-480M 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)
SocketAM2+BGA1288,PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom X3 8400 and Core i5-480M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
FMA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Phenom X3 8400 and Core i5-480M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X3 8400 and Core i5-480M 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 X3 8400 and Core i5-480M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data766 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom X3 8400 and Core i5-480M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom X3 8400 and Core i5-480M.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 X3 8400 0.76
i5-480M 0.87
+14.5%

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 X3 8400 1164
i5-480M 1324
+13.7%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Phenom X3 8400 190
i5-480M 362
+90.5%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Phenom X3 8400 540
i5-480M 682
+26.3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.76 0.87
Physical cores 3 2
Threads 3 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

Phenom X3 8400 has 50% more physical cores.

i5-480M, on the other hand, has a 14.5% higher aggregate performance score, 33.3% more threads, a 103.1% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-480M is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom X3 8400 in performance tests.

Note that Phenom X3 8400 is a desktop processor while Core i5-480M is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom X3 8400 and Core i5-480M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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