i5-760 vs Phenom II X4 N970

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 N970
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.04
Core i5-760
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.66
+59.6%

Core i5-760 outperforms Phenom II X4 N970 by an impressive 60% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i5-760 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24492079
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.14
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Series4x AMD Phenom IIno data
Power efficiency2.811.65
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Lynnfield (2009−2010)
Release date16 December 2010 (14 years ago)18 July 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$230

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i5-760 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 data2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz3.33 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz2.5 GT/s
L1 cache512 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data296 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data73 °C
Number of transistorsno data774 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i5-760 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
SocketS1FCLGA1156,LGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i5-760. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data36 Bit

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i5-760 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 i5-760 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 i5-760. 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 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i5-760.

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
i5-760 1.66
+59.6%

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
i5-760 2635
+60%

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
i5-760 452
+71.9%

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
i5-760 1272
+36.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.04 1.66
Recency 16 December 2010 18 July 2010
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 95 Watt

Phenom II X4 N970 has an age advantage of 4 months, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

i5-760, on the other hand, has a 59.6% higher aggregate performance score.

The Core i5-760 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 N970 in performance tests.

Be aware that Phenom II X4 N970 is a notebook processor while Core i5-760 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i5-760, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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