Phenom II X3 N870 vs i7-610E
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-610E outperforms Phenom II X3 N870 by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i7-610E and Phenom II X3 N870 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2259 | 2415 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Core i7 | 3x AMD Phenom II |
| Power efficiency | 3.52 | 2.87 |
| Architecture codename | Arrandale (2010−2011) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 7 January 2010 (14 years ago) | 16 December 2010 (13 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $332 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core i7-610E 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 3 (Tri-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 3 |
| Base clock speed | 2.53 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 1.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 1 × 2.5 GT/s | 3600 MHz |
| Multiplier | 19 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 1.5 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 81 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 382 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-610E 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 configuration | 1 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | BGA1288 | S1 (S1g4) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-610E and Phenom II X3 N870. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | 86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-V |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i7-610E and Phenom II X3 N870 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-610E 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 i7-610E and Phenom II X3 N870. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-800, DDR3-1066 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 8.79 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 17.051 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors | no data |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 766 MHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-610E and Phenom II X3 N870 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-610E and Phenom II X3 N870.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.35 | 1.10 |
| Recency | 7 January 2010 | 16 December 2010 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 3 |
| Threads | 4 | 3 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
i7-610E has a 22.7% higher aggregate performance score, 33.3% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.
Phenom II X3 N870, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, and 50% more physical cores.
The Core i7-610E is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X3 N870 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-610E and Phenom II X3 N870, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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