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AMD Phenom II X3 P840 vs AMD Phenom II X3 N850

AMD Phenom II X3 P840

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The AMD Phenom II X3 P840 is a tripple core processor for laptops that clocks with 1.9 GHz. It is based on the desktop Athlon II X3 processors (at a lower clock speed) and therefore features no level 3 cache. The low clock speed and missing level 3 cache leads to a rather slow performance, but enables the use in smaller laptops (14", 15") due to the TDP of 25 Watt. The performance should be on average between a 1.8 GHz and 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo depending on how many cores are used.

The Phenom II P840 features an integrated DDR3 memory controller (on die).

AMD Phenom II X3 N850

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The AMD Phenom II X3 N850 is a tripple core processor for laptops that clocks with 2.2 GHz. It is based on the desktop Athlon II X3 processors (at a lower clock speed) and therefore features no level 3 cache. The performance should be on average on par with an old Core 2 Quad Q9000. The lack of a Turbo Boost / Core function and level 3 cache and the slow core clock limit the performance of the CPU. In single threaded applications, the performance is only as fast as a 2 GHz Core 2 Duo (CB10) or even slower (SuperPi). Compared to a modern Core i3-330M, the N850 stays nearly always below (except in the CB11.5).

The Phenom II feature an integrated DDR3 memory controller on die (maximum DDR3-1333) and is manufactured in 45nm SOI (Core i3-330M 32nm).

ModelAMD Phenom II X3 P840AMD Phenom II X3 N850
SeriesAMD Phenom II X3AMD Phenom II X3
CodenameChamplainChamplain
Series: Phenom II X3 Champlain
AMD Phenom II X3 N870 compare2.3 GHz3 / 3 cores
AMD Phenom II X3 N8502.2 GHz3 / 3 cores
AMD Phenom II X3 N830 compare2.1 GHz3 / 3 cores
AMD Phenom II X3 P860 compare2 GHz3 / 3 cores
AMD Phenom II X3 P840 « 1.9 GHz3 / 3 cores
AMD Phenom II X3 P820 compare1.8 GHz3 / 3 cores
AMD Phenom II X3 N870 compare2.3 GHz3 / 3 cores
AMD Phenom II X3 N850 « 2.2 GHz3 / 3 cores
AMD Phenom II X3 N830 compare2.1 GHz3 / 3 cores
AMD Phenom II X3 P860 compare2 GHz3 / 3 cores
AMD Phenom II X3 P8401.9 GHz3 / 3 cores
AMD Phenom II X3 P820 compare1.8 GHz3 / 3 cores
Clock1900 MHz2200 MHz
FSB36003600
L1 Cache384 KB384 KB
L2 Cache1.5 MB1.5 MB
Cores / Threads3 / 33 / 3
TDP25 Watt35 Watt
Technology45 nm45 nm
SocketS1S1 (S1g4)
Featuresintegrated DDR3 Memory Controller, Virtualization, AMD64, Advanced Virus Protection, SSE(1,2,3,4a)MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A), x86-64, AMD-V, DDR3-1333 memory controller
Architecturex86x86
Announced

Benchmarks

Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
1 N850 +
1922 Points (12%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
P840 +
4425 Points (3%)
117%
N850 +
min: 5106     avg: 5169     median: 5169 (4%)     max: 5232 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
P840 +
869 s (10%)
102%
N850 +
744 s (9%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
P840 +
27.7 s (6%)
101%
N850 +
23.4 s (5%)
wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 32m *
100%
1 N850 +
23.8 s (13%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 N850 +
min: 2490     avg: 2584     median: 2583.5 (5%)     max: 2677 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
P840 +
40.4 s (9%)
101%
N850 +
min: 34.5     avg: 35     median: 35 (8%)     max: 35.4 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
P840 +
92.3 s (4%)
101%
N850 +
81 s (3%)
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
100%
P840 +
17640 MIPS (8%)
137%
N850 +
24100 MIPS (11%)
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
100%
P840 +
18740 MFLOPS (14%)
101%
N850 +
19000 MFLOPS (15%)
PCMark 05 - PCMark 05 - Standard
100%
1 N850 +
4415 Points (9%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 CPU
100%
1 N850 +
6.2 Points (79%)

Average Benchmarks AMD Phenom II X3 P840 → 100% n=7

Average Benchmarks AMD Phenom II X3 N850 → 108% n=7

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