i3-370M vs Phenom II X4 N970

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 N970
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.04
+42.5%
Core i3-370M
2010
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.73

Phenom II X4 N970 outperforms Core i3-370M by a considerable 42% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i3-370M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24492690
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series4x AMD Phenom IIIntel Core i3
Power efficiency2.811.97
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date16 December 2010 (14 years ago)22 June 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$245

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i3-370M 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 data2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz0.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rate3600 MHz1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data18
L1 cache512 KB128 KB
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data81+114 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C for rPGA, 105 °C for BGA
Number of transistorsno data382+177 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i3-370M 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)
SocketS1PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i3-370M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
FMA-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i3-370M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i3-370M are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i3-370M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data17.051 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data667 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i3-370M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i3-370M.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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
+42.5%
i3-370M 0.73

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
+42.2%
i3-370M 1158

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
i3-370M 317
+20.5%

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
+47.8%
i3-370M 632

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Phenom II X4 N970 1861
i3-370M 2690
+44.5%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Phenom II X4 N970 6811
+9.8%
i3-370M 6204

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Phenom II X4 N970 3043
+18%
i3-370M 2578

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Phenom II X4 N970 17.8
+19.1%
i3-370M 21.2

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Phenom II X4 N970 3
+26.3%
i3-370M 2

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.04 0.73
Recency 16 December 2010 22 June 2010
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm

Phenom II X4 N970 has a 42.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, and 100% more physical cores.

i3-370M, on the other hand, has a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Phenom II X4 N970 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-370M in performance tests.


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