Intel Core i5-7400 vs AMD Phenom II X4 840
Summary
Reasons to consider Intel Core i5-7400 |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Phenom II X4 840. |
| Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture. |
| Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on specifications plus core architecture. |
| Higher overall performance, based on specifications plus core architecture. |
Reasons to consider AMD Phenom II X4 840 |
| None |
Gaming
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-7400
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends Intel Core i5-7400
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| Intel Core i5-7400 | | AMD Phenom II X4 840 | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| EIST | | | |
| Intel 64 | | | |
| XD bit | | | |
| VT-x | | | |
| VT-d | | | |
| AES-NI | | | |
| TSX | | | |
| TXT | | | |
| CLMUL | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| vPro | | | |
| Boost 2.0 | | | |
| 3DNow! | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| NX bit | | | |
| AMD Virtualization | | | |
Architecture
| Intel Core i5-7400 | | AMD Phenom II X4 840 | |
|---|
| Architecture | Intel_Kabylake | vs | AMD K10 |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR3 |
| Codename | Kaby Lake | vs | Propus |
| Release Date | Sep 2016 | vs | Jan 2011 |
Cores
| Intel Core i5-7400 | | AMD Phenom II X4 840 | |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | vs | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Intel HD Graphics 630 | vs | No |
Cache
| Intel Core i5-7400 | | AMD Phenom II X4 840 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 64 KB (per core) | vs | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 256 KB (per core) | vs | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 6144 KB (shared) | vs | 0 KB |
Physical
| Intel Core i5-7400 | | AMD Phenom II X4 840 | |
|---|
| Socket | Intel Socket 1151 | vs | AMD Socket AM3 |
| Max Case Temp | 72°C | vs | unknown |
| Package | | vs | uPGA |
| Die Size | unknown | vs | 169mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 45 nm |
Performance
| Intel Core i5-7400 | | AMD Phenom II X4 840 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3300 MHz | vs | 3200 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | vs | none |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 200 MHz |
| Voltage | unknown | vs | 1.4 V |
| TDP | 65 W | vs | 95 W |
Intel Core i5-7400
3960 points
AMD Phenom II X4 840
2016 points
Points - higher is better
Intel Core i5-7400
15840 points
AMD Phenom II X4 840
8064 points
Points - higher is better