Phenom II X3 N870 vs M-5Y10a

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Core M-5Y10 Core M-5Y10a Core M-5Y10c Core M-5Y31 Core M-5Y51 Core M-5Y70 Core M-5Y71
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Athlon II P320 Athlon II P340 Athlon II P360 Phenom II X3 N830 Phenom II X4 N930 Phenom II X4 N970 Phenom II X4 P960 Turion II P520 Turion II P540 V-Series V120 V-Series V140 V-Series V160

Aggregate performance score

Core M-5Y10a
2014
2 cores / 4 threads, 4 Watt
1.20
+13.2%
Phenom II X3 N870
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 35 Watt
1.06

Core M-5Y10a outperforms Phenom II X3 N870 by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

M-5Y10a M-5Y10a
Phenom II X3 N870 Phenom II X3 N870

Primary details

Comparing Core M-5Y10a and Phenom II X3 N870 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking23382420
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core M3x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency22.712.87
Architecture codenameBroadwell-Y (2014)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date5 September 2014 (10 years ago)16 December 2010 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core M-5Y10a and Phenom II X3 N870 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)3 (Tri-Core)
Threads43
Base clock speed0.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus rateno data3600 MHz
L1 cache64K (per core)384 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)1.5 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size50 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistors1300 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core M-5Y10a and Phenom II X3 N870 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
SocketFCBGA1234S1 (S1g4)
Power consumption (TDP)4.5 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core M-5Y10a and Phenom II X3 N870. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX286x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-V
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core M-5Y10a and Phenom II X3 N870 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
Identity Protection+-
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core M-5Y10a and Phenom II X3 N870 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core M-5Y10a and Phenom II X3 N870. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 5300no data
Max video memory16 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency800 MHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core M-5Y10a and Phenom II X3 N870 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core M-5Y10a and Phenom II X3 N870 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.42560x1600@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort2560x1600@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core M-5Y10a and Phenom II X3 N870 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX11.2/12no data
OpenGL4.3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core M-5Y10a and Phenom II X3 N870.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

M-5Y10a 1.20
+13.2%
Phenom II X3 N870 1.06

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

M-5Y10a 2
+2.6%
Phenom II X3 N870 2

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 1.20 1.06
Recency 5 September 2014 16 December 2010
Physical cores 2 3
Threads 4 3
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 4 Watt 35 Watt

M-5Y10a has a 13.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 33.3% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 775% lower power consumption.

Phenom II X3 N870, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores.

The Core M-5Y10a is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X3 N870 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core M-5Y10a and Phenom II X3 N870, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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