i3-4030Y vs Phenom II X4 N950

Athlon II P320 Athlon II P340 Athlon II P360 Phenom II X3 N830 Phenom II X4 N930 Phenom II X4 N970 Phenom II X4 P960 Turion II P520 Turion II P540 V-Series V120 V-Series V140 V-Series V160
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Core i3-4000M Core i3-4005U Core i3-4010U Core i3-4030U Core i5-4200M Core i5-4200U Core i5-4210M Core i5-4210U Core i5-4300U Core i7-4510U Core i7-4700MQ Core i7-4720HQ

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 N950
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.62
+50%

Phenom II X4 N950 outperforms Core i3-4030Y by an impressive 50% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Phenom II X4 N950 Phenom II X4 N950
i3-4030Y i3-4030Y

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 N950 and Core i3-4030Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21022428
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series4x AMD Phenom IIIntel Core i3
Power efficiency4.228.56
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date4 October 2010 (14 years ago)14 April 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$281

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 N950 and Core i3-4030Y 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 speedno data1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz5 GT/s
L1 cache512 KB128 KB
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cacheno data3 MB
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 N950 and Core i3-4030Y 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
SocketS1FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt11.5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 N950 and Core i3-4030Y. 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+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data+
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 N950 and Core i3-4030Y 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 N950 and Core i3-4030Y 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 N950 and Core i3-4030Y. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 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 4200
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data850 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 N950 and Core i3-4030Y integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Phenom II X4 N950 and Core i3-4030Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data2561x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X4 N950 and Core i3-4030Y 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 N950 and Core i3-4030Y.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data12
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data4
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data4
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
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 X4 N950 1.62
+50%
i3-4030Y 1.08

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Phenom II X4 N950 2485
+50.2%
i3-4030Y 1654

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 1.62 1.08
Recency 4 October 2010 14 April 2014
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 11 Watt

Phenom II X4 N950 has a 50% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.

i3-4030Y, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 218.2% lower power consumption.

The Phenom II X4 N950 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-4030Y in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 N950 and Core i3-4030Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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