i5-9300HF vs Phenom II X4 P960

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 P960
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
0.99
Core i5-9300HF
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 45 Watt
4.70
+375%

Core i5-9300HF outperforms Phenom II X4 P960 by a whopping 375% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 P960 and Core i5-9300HF processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24781287
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series4x AMD Phenom IIIntel Core i5
Power efficiency3.689.70
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Coffee Lake-H (2018−2019)
Release date19 October 2010 (14 years ago)30 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$250

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 P960 and Core i5-9300HF 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)
Threads48
Base clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz8 GT/s DMI
L1 cache512 KB256 KB
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
L3 cacheno data8 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 P960 and Core i5-9300HF 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
SocketS1 (S1g4)FCBGA1440
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and Core i5-9300HF. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 P960 and Core i5-9300HF technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and Core i5-9300HF are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and Core i5-9300HF. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data41.8 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and Core i5-9300HF.

PCIe versionno data3.0
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 P960 0.99
i5-9300HF 4.70
+375%

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 P960 232
i5-9300HF 1284
+453%

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 P960 796
i5-9300HF 3649
+358%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.99 4.70
Recency 19 October 2010 30 April 2019
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 45 Watt

Phenom II X4 P960 has 80% lower power consumption.

i5-9300HF, on the other hand, has a 374.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i5-9300HF is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 P960 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 P960 and Core i5-9300HF, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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