i3-11100B vs Phenom II X4 955 (95W)

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Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and Core i3-11100B processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated989
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Power efficiencyno data10.41
Architecture codenameDeneb (2009−2011)no data
Release date1 April 2009 (15 years ago)1 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and Core i3-11100B 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed3.2 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.4 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache6 MB (shared)12 MB
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm SuperFin
Die size258 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors758 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and Core i3-11100B 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 configuration11
SocketAM3no data
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and Core i3-11100B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
vProno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and Core i3-11100B technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and Core i3-11100B 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 X4 955 (95W) and Core i3-11100B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3Up to 3200 MT/s
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data45.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.4 GHz
Execution Unitsno data16

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and Core i3-11100B integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and Core i3-11100B integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and Core i3-11100B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and Core i3-11100B.

PCIe version2.03.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 April 2009 1 April 2021
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

i3-11100B has an age advantage of 12 years, 100% more threads, a 350% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X4 955 (95W) and Core i3-11100B. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Phenom II X4 955 (95W) is a desktop processor while Core i3-11100B is a notebook one.


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