Celeron N3160 vs Phenom II X4 N970

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 N970
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.04
+36.8%
Celeron N3160
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 6 Watt
0.76

Phenom II X4 N970 outperforms Celeron N3160 by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 N970 and Celeron N3160 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24492660
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series4x AMD Phenom IIIntel Celeron
Power efficiency2.8117.98
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Braswell (2015−2016)
Release date16 December 2010 (14 years ago)15 January 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$107

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 N970 and Celeron N3160 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)
Threads44
Base clock speedno data1.6 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.24 GHz
Bus typeno dataIDI
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache512 KBno data
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 N970 and Celeron N3160 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)
SocketS1FCBGA1170
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Celeron N3160. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
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-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 N970 and Celeron N3160 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Celeron N3160 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
VT-ino data-
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Celeron N3160. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics (Braswell) (320 - 640 MHz)
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data640 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 N970 and Celeron N3160 integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Celeron N3160 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Celeron N3160.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data4
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data5
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 N970 1.04
+36.8%
Celeron N3160 0.76

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 N970 1647
+37%
Celeron N3160 1202

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Phenom II X4 N970 263
+54.7%
Celeron N3160 170

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Phenom II X4 N970 934
+80.7%
Celeron N3160 517

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.04 0.76
Recency 16 December 2010 15 January 2016
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 6 Watt

Phenom II X4 N970 has a 36.8% higher aggregate performance score.

Celeron N3160, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 483.3% lower power consumption.

The Phenom II X4 N970 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron N3160 in performance tests.


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