AMD Phenom II N960 vs AMD FX-8310

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II N960 and AMD FX-8310 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s).

AMD Phenom II N960

AMD FX-8310

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II N960

Around 42% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 70.50°C
2.7x lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 70.50°C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-8310

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	8 vs 4
Number of threads	8 vs 4
L2 cache	8 MB vs 2 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II N960
CPU 2: AMD FX-8310

Name	AMD Phenom II N960	AMD FX-8310
PassMark - Single thread mark		1416
PassMark - CPU mark		5149
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		2352
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		8788
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		30.36

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II N960	AMD FX-8310
Essentials
Family	AMD Phenom	AMD FX-Series Processors
OPN Tray	HMP960SGR42GM	FD8310WMW8KHK
Place in performance rating	not rated	1338
Series	AMD Phenom II Quad-Core Mobile Processors	AMD FX 8-Core Black Edition Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
OPN PIB		FD8310WMHKSBX
Performance
Base frequency	1.8 GHz	3.4 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	8 MB
Maximum core temperature	100°C	70.50°C
Number of cores	4	8
Number of threads	4	8
Unlocked
Manufacturing process technology		32 nm
Maximum frequency		4.3 GHz
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	S1	AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt
Advanced Technologies
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