i5-2515E vs Phenom II X4 N950

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 N950
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.56
+32.2%
Core i5-2515E
2011
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.18

Phenom II X4 N950 outperforms Core i5-2515E by a substantial 32% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 N950 and Core i5-2515E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21052348
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series4x AMD Phenom IIIntel Core i5
Power efficiency4.223.19
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date4 October 2010 (14 years ago)1 February 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$266

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 N950 and Core i5-2515E 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 data2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate3600 MHz4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data25
L1 cache512 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data149 mm2
Number of transistorsno data624 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 N950 and Core i5-2515E 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketS1Intel BGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 N950 and Core i5-2515E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 N950 and Core i5-2515E 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 N950 and Core i5-2515E are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 N950 and Core i5-2515E. 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 data21.335 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 3000

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 1.56
+32.2%
i5-2515E 1.18

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
+32%
i5-2515E 1882

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.56 1.18
Recency 4 October 2010 1 February 2011
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm

Phenom II X4 N950 has a 32.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.

i5-2515E, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 months, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Phenom II X4 N950 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-2515E in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 N950 and Core i5-2515E, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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