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AMD Phenom II X3 P840 vs AMD Phenom II X3 P820 vs AMD Phenom II X3 N870

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 P820

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The AMD Phenom II X3 P820 is a tripple core processor for laptops that clocks with 1.8 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 1.7 to 2.3 GHz Core 2 Duo depending on how many cores are used by the application. Therefore, the CPU is located in the entry level in 2010.

The Phenom II P820 features an integrated DDR3 memory controller (on die).

AMD Phenom II X3 N870

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The AMD Phenom II X3 N870 is a tripple core processor for laptops that clocks with 2.3 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 2.1 GHz Core 2 Duo (CB10) or even slower (SuperPi). Compared to a modern Core i3-330M, the N870 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 P820AMD Phenom II X3 N870
SeriesAMD Phenom II X3AMD Phenom II X3AMD Phenom II X3
CodenameChamplainChamplainChamplain
Series: Phenom II X3 Champlain
AMD Phenom II X3 N8702.3 GHz3 / 3 cores
AMD Phenom II X3 N8502.2 GHz3 / 3 cores
AMD Phenom II X3 N8302.1 GHz3 / 3 cores
AMD Phenom II X3 P8602 GHz3 / 3 cores
AMD Phenom II X3 P840 « 1.9 GHz3 / 3 cores
AMD Phenom II X3 P8201.8 GHz3 / 3 cores
AMD Phenom II X3 N8702.3 GHz3 / 3 cores
AMD Phenom II X3 N8502.2 GHz3 / 3 cores
AMD Phenom II X3 N8302.1 GHz3 / 3 cores
AMD Phenom II X3 P8602 GHz3 / 3 cores
AMD Phenom II X3 P8401.9 GHz3 / 3 cores
AMD Phenom II X3 P820 « 1.8 GHz3 / 3 cores
AMD Phenom II X3 N870 « 2.3 GHz3 / 3 cores
AMD Phenom II X3 N8502.2 GHz3 / 3 cores
AMD Phenom II X3 N8302.1 GHz3 / 3 cores
AMD Phenom II X3 P8602 GHz3 / 3 cores
AMD Phenom II X3 P8401.9 GHz3 / 3 cores
AMD Phenom II X3 P8201.8 GHz3 / 3 cores
Clock1900 MHz1800 MHz2300 MHz
FSB360036003600
L1 Cache384 KB384 KB384 KB
L2 Cache1.5 MB1.5 MB1.5 MB
Cores / Threads3 / 33 / 33 / 3
TDP25 Watt25 Watt35 Watt
Technology45 nm45 nm45 nm
SocketS1S1S1 (S1g4)
Featuresintegrated DDR3 Memory Controller, Virtualization, AMD64, Advanced Virus Protection, SSE(1,2,3,4a)integrated 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
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
Manufacturerproducts.amd.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 P820 +
min: 1.53     avg: 1.5     median: 1.5 (2%)     max: 1.54 Points
128%
1 N870 +
2 Points (3%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
1 P820 +
min: 1543     avg: 1560     median: 1559.5 (9%)     max: 1576 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
1 P840 +
4425 Points (3%)
94%
1 P820 +
min: 3969     avg: 4143     median: 4169 (3%)     max: 4290 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
1 P820 +
min: 5216     avg: 5217     median: 5216.5 (4%)     max: 5217 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
1 P820 +
min: 1964     avg: 1965     median: 1964.5 (2%)     max: 1965 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 P840 +
869 s (10%)
99%
1 P820 +
920 s (11%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
1 P840 +
27.7 s (6%)
wPrime 1.55 - wPrime 1.55 32m *
100%
1 P820 +
29.2 s (15%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 P820 +
min: 1989     avg: 2064     median: 2043 (4%)     max: 2209 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
1 P840 +
40.4 s (9%)
99%
1 P820 +
min: 41.8     avg: 42.6     median: 43 (9%)     max: 43.1 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
1 P840 +
92.3 s (4%)
100%
1 P820 +
98.2 s (4%)
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
100%
1 P840 +
17640 MIPS (8%)
99%
1 P820 +
min: 15500     avg: 17450     median: 17450 (8%)     max: 19400 MIPS
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
100%
1 P840 +
18740 MFLOPS (14%)
89%
1 P820 +
min: 15600     avg: 16640     median: 16640 (13%)     max: 17680 MFLOPS
PCMark 05 - PCMark 05 - Standard
100%
1 P820 +
min: 3863     avg: 4485     median: 4484.5 (9%)     max: 5106 Points
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 CPU
100%
1 P820 +
min: 5.2     avg: 5.4     median: 5.4 (69%)     max: 5.4 Points
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
1 P820 +
min: 4487     avg: 4505     median: 4504.5 (4%)     max: 4522 Points

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