Phenom II X3 P840 vs Ryzen 3 2200G
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 3 2200G outperforms Phenom II X3 P840 by a whopping 418% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 3 2200G and Phenom II X3 P840 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1368 | 2582 |
| Place by popularity | 91 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 8.79 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 3 | 3x AMD Phenom II |
| Power efficiency | 6.19 | 3.10 |
| Architecture codename | Raven Ridge (2017−2018) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 12 February 2018 (6 years ago) | 4 October 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $99 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 3 2200G and Phenom II X3 P840 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 3 (Tri-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 3 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 3600 MHz |
| Multiplier | 35 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 1.5 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 210 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4,950 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 2200G and Phenom II X3 P840 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | AM4 | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 2200G and Phenom II X3 P840. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | Virtualization, AMD64, Advanced Virus Protection, SSE(1,2,3,4a) |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 2200G and Phenom II X3 P840 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 2200G and Phenom II X3 P840. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 46.933 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 2200G and Phenom II X3 P840.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | no 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.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 4.25 | 0.82 |
| Recency | 12 February 2018 | 4 October 2010 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 3 |
| Threads | 4 | 3 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 25 Watt |
Ryzen 3 2200G has a 418.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
Phenom II X3 P840, on the other hand, has 160% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 3 2200G is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X3 P840 in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 3 2200G is a desktop processor while Phenom II X3 P840 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 2200G and Phenom II X3 P840, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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