i3-4100M vs Phenom II X4 960T BE

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 960T BE and Core i3-4100M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2097
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i3
Power efficiencyno data4.07
Architecture codenameZosma (2010−2011)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date1 June 2010 (14 years ago)4 June 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$225

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 960T BE and Core i3-4100M 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)3 MB
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die size346 mm2130 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors904 million960 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 960T BE and Core i3-4100M 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
SocketAM3FCPGA946
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt37 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 960T BE and Core i3-4100M. 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-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 960T BE and Core i3-4100M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 960T BE and Core i3-4100M 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 960T BE and Core i3-4100M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 4600
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 960T BE and Core i3-4100M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
VGAno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Phenom II X4 960T BE and Core i3-4100M integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno data2880x1800@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X4 960T BE and Core i3-4100M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 960T BE and Core i3-4100M.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 June 2010 4 June 2013
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 37 Watt

Phenom II X4 960T BE has 100% more physical cores.

i3-4100M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 156.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X4 960T BE and Core i3-4100M. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Phenom II X4 960T BE is a desktop processor while Core i3-4100M is a notebook one.


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