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The Phenom II X4 820 is the comparison's loser – it's at least 2x slower gaming CPU than the Core i3-10100 and it's also a much worse value for money, as it's only $39.61 cheaper!

Advantages of the Phenom II X4 820

  • Up to 48% cheaper$43.26 vs $82.87

Advantages of the Core i3-10100

  • At least 2x faster CPU for gaming
  • A much better value for money for gaming
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously – 8 vs 4 threads

Phenom II X4 820 vs Core i3-10100 for Gaming

The CPU's performance in selected game and settings

Phenom II X4 820 vs Core i3-10100 in My Games

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Synthetic Benchmarks

The Phenom II X4 820 vs Core i3-10100 in synthetic CPU benchmarks

AMD Phenom II X4 820 Logo

Phenom II X4 820

Sep 1st, 2009


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

314

22%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

923

22%

Intel Core i3-10100 Logo

Core i3-10100

Apr 30th, 2020


Geekbench 6 Single-Core

1434

100%

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

4229

100%

Performance Specifications

The Phenom II X4 820 vs Core i3-10100 in core CPU performance specifications

AMD Phenom II X4 820 Logo

Phenom II X4 820

Sep 1st, 2009


Cores

4-core

100%

L3 Cache

4 MB

67%


Base Frequency

2.8 GHz

78%

Turbo Frequency

GHz

Max. DDR3 RAM Speed

1333 MHz

50%

Intel Core i3-10100 Logo

Core i3-10100

Apr 30th, 2020


Cores

4-core

100%

L3 Cache

6 MB

100%


Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

100%

Turbo Frequency

4.3 GHz

100%

Max. DDR4 RAM Speed

2666 MHz

100%

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

AMD Phenom II X4 820 Logo

Phenom II X4 820

Specifications

Comparison of all specifications

Intel Core i3-10100 Logo

Core i3-10100

General
Sep 1st, 2009Release Date
Apr 30th, 2020
Not AvailableMSRPNot Available
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
AMD Socket AM3SocketIntel Socket 1200
DenebCodenameComet Lake
95 WPower Consumption95 W
Performance
4Cores4
4Threads
8
2.8 GHzBase Frequency
3.6 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Frequency4.3 GHz
4 MBL3 Cache
6 MB
Other Features
DDR3 @ 1333 MHzRAMDDR4 @ 2666 MHz
On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 630
NoOverclockableNo

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