i7-8670T vs Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W)

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Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) and Core i7-8670T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2090not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7
Power efficiency1.21no data
Architecture codenameDeneb (2009−2011)Coffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date7 November 2009 (15 years ago)1 September 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) and Core i7-8670T 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256K (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size258 mm2149 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors758 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) and Core i7-8670T 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM31151
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) and Core i7-8670T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+
SIPP-+

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) and Core i7-8670T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) and Core i7-8670T are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) and Core i7-8670T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)Intel UHD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) and Core i7-8670T.

PCIe version2.03.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 November 2009 1 September 2018
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 35 Watt

i7-8670T has an age advantage of 8 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 257.1% lower power consumption.

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