i3-12300HE vs Phenom II X4 N970

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i3-12300HE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2449not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series4x AMD Phenom IIno data
Power efficiency2.81no data
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Alder Lake-H (2022)
Release date16 December 2010 (14 years ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i3-12300HE 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speedno data1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz4.3 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache512 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm
Die sizeno data217 mm2
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i3-12300HE 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
SocketS1Intel BGA 1744
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i3-12300HE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i3-12300HE 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 N970 and Core i3-12300HE are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i3-12300HE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i3-12300HE.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 12
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 45 Watt

Phenom II X4 N970 has 28.6% lower power consumption.

i3-12300HE, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 350% more advanced lithography process.

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