AMD Phenom II X3 N870 vs AMD Turion II Ultra M620

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X3 N870 and AMD Turion II Ultra M620 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 N870

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
  • 1 more threads: 3 vs 2
  • Around 63% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1324 vs 814
  • Around 26% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3154 vs 2503
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 16 December 2010 vs 10 September 2009
Number of cores 3 vs 2
Number of threads 3 vs 2
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1324 vs 814
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3154 vs 2503

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II Ultra M620

  • Around 9% higher clock speed: 2.5 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
  • Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 5% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 945 vs 900
  • Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1487 vs 1396
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.5 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
L2 cache 2048 KB vs 1.5 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 945 vs 900
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1487 vs 1396

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X3 N870
CPU 2: AMD Turion II Ultra M620

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
900
945
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1324
814
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1396
1487
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
3154
2503
Name AMD Phenom II X3 N870 AMD Turion II Ultra M620
PassMark - Single thread mark 900 945
PassMark - CPU mark 1324 814
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1396 1487
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3154 2503

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom II X3 N870 AMD Turion II Ultra M620

Essentials

Architecture codename Champlain Caspian
Family AMD Phenom
Launch date 16 December 2010 10 September 2009
OPN Tray HMN870DCR32GM
Place in performance rating 1972 1958
Series AMD Phenom II Triple-Core Mobile Processors AMD Turion II Ultra
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.3 GHz
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz 3600 MHz
L1 cache 384 KB
L2 cache 1.5 MB 2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Maximum frequency 2.3 GHz 2.5 GHz
Number of cores 3 2
Number of threads 3 2
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Memory

Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Sockets supported AM2+ Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 35 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Advanced Technologies

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