E-300 vs Phenom II X3 N870

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X3 N870
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 35 Watt
1.06
+405%

Phenom II X3 N870 outperforms E-300 by a whopping 405% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X3 N870 and E-300 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24203199
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series3x AMD Phenom IIAMD E-Series
Power efficiency2.871.10
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Zacate (2011−2013)
Release date16 December 2010 (13 years ago)22 August 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X3 N870 and E-300 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads32
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz1.3 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache384 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache1.5 MB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm40 nm
Die sizeno data75 mm2
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 N870 and E-300 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)FT1
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt18 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and E-300. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-VMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SVM

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and E-300 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and E-300. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 6310

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 1.06
+405%
E-300 0.21

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
+308%
E-300 0

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.06 0.21
Recency 16 December 2010 22 August 2011
Physical cores 3 2
Threads 3 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 18 Watt

Phenom II X3 N870 has a 404.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

E-300, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, a 12.5% more advanced lithography process, and 94.4% lower power consumption.

The Phenom II X3 N870 is our recommended choice as it beats the E-300 in performance tests.


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