i7-870S vs Phenom II X6 1075T

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X6 1075T
2010
6 cores / 6 threads, 125 Watt
2.16
+24.1%
Core i7-870S
2010
4 cores / 8 threads, 82 Watt
1.74

Phenom II X6 1075T outperforms Core i7-870S by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X6 1075T and Core i7-870S processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18582039
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.22no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.632.01
Architecture codenameThuban (2010)Lynnfield (2009−2010)
Release date21 September 2010 (14 years ago)19 July 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$260no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X6 1075T and Core i7-870S 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads68
Base clock speed3 GHz2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rateno data2.5 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size346 mm2296 mm2
Number of transistors904 million774 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X6 1075T and Core i7-870S 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 configuration11
SocketAM3FCLGA1156,LGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt82 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X6 1075T and Core i7-870S. 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 X6 1075T and Core i7-870S 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 X6 1075T and Core i7-870S 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 X6 1075T and Core i7-870S. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
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 X6 1075T and Core i7-870S.

PCIe version2.02.0
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 X6 1075T 2.16
+24.1%
i7-870S 1.74

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 X6 1075T 3438
+24.3%
i7-870S 2765

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.16 1.74
Recency 21 September 2010 19 July 2010
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 6 8
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 82 Watt

Phenom II X6 1075T has a 24.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, and 50% more physical cores.

i7-870S, on the other hand, has 33.3% more threads, and 52.4% lower power consumption.

The Phenom II X6 1075T is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-870S in performance tests.


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