AMD Phenom II X3 P840 vs AMD Athlon II M320

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X3 P840 and AMD Athlon II M320 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 P840

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
  • 1 more threads: 3 vs 2
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 44% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1079 vs 749
  • Around 36% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2663 vs 1955
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 4 October 2010 vs 10 September 2009
Number of cores 3 vs 2
Number of threads 3 vs 2
L1 cache 384 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 1.5 MB vs 1024 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1079 vs 749
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2663 vs 1955

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II M320

  • Around 11% higher clock speed: 2.1 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 855 vs 760
  • Around 3% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1201 vs 1164
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.1 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 855 vs 760
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1201 vs 1164

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X3 P840
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II M320

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
760
855
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1079
749
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1164
1201
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2663
1955
Name AMD Phenom II X3 P840 AMD Athlon II M320
PassMark - Single thread mark 760 855
PassMark - CPU mark 1079 749
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1164 1201
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2663 1955

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom II X3 P840 AMD Athlon II M320

Essentials

Architecture codename Champlain Caspian
Launch date 4 October 2010 10 September 2009
Place in performance rating 2208 2198
Series 3x AMD Phenom II AMD Athlon II
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop
Price now $30
Value for money (0-100) 11.21

Performance

64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz 3200 MHz
L1 cache 384 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 1.5 MB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 1.9 GHz 2.1 GHz
Number of cores 3 2
Number of threads 3 2

Compatibility

Sockets supported S1 Socket S1 (S1g3)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt

Advanced Technologies

VirusProtect
PowerNow

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)