Celeron N5095 vs Phenom II X3 N870

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X3 N870
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 35 Watt
1.08
Celeron N5095
2021
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.62
+143%

Celeron N5095 outperforms Phenom II X3 N870 by a whopping 143% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X3 N870 and Celeron N5095 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24171727
Place by popularitynot in top-10030
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Series3x AMD Phenom IIIntel Jasper Lake
Power efficiency2.8516.17
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Jasper Lake (2021)
Release date16 December 2010 (13 years ago)11 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X3 N870 and Celeron N5095 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads34
Base clock speedno data2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz2.9 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache384 KBno data
L2 cache1.5 MB1.5 MB
L3 cacheno data4 MB
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 N870 and Celeron N5095 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 configurationno data1
SocketS1 (S1g4)FCBGA1338
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Celeron N5095. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-VIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
vProno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data-

Security technologies

Phenom II X3 N870 and Celeron N5095 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
Identity Protection-+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Celeron N5095 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Celeron N5095. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data750 MHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X3 N870 and Celeron N5095 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Celeron N5095 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096x2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Celeron N5095 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Celeron N5095.

PCI Express lanesno data8
USB revisionno data2.0/3.2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data14
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.

Phenom II X3 N870 1.08
Celeron N5095 2.62
+143%

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.

Phenom II X3 N870 2
Celeron N5095 5
+140%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.08 2.62
Recency 16 December 2010 11 January 2021
Physical cores 3 4
Threads 3 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Celeron N5095 has a 142.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, a 350% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.

The Celeron N5095 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X3 N870 in performance tests.

Be aware that Phenom II X3 N870 is a notebook processor while Celeron N5095 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X3 N870 and Celeron N5095, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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