AMD Phenom II X4 P960 vs Intel Core i3-350M

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 P960 and Intel Core i3-350M processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Security & Reliability. 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Phenom II X4 P960

Intel Core i3-350M

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 P960

CPU is newer: launch date 9 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1404 vs 1083
3.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1087 vs 324
4.4x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 3140 vs 720
Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.115 vs 0.1

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	19 October 2010 vs 10 January 2010
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 512 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1404 vs 1083
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1087 vs 324
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3140 vs 720
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.115 vs 0.1

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-350M

Around 26% higher clock speed: 2.26 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 874 vs 738
4.4x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 20.244 vs 4.568

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	2.26 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	874 vs 738
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	20.244 vs 4.568

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 P960
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-350M

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

738

874

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1404

1083

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1087

324

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

3140

720

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.568

20.244

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.115

0.1

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 P960	Intel Core i3-350M
PassMark - Single thread mark	738	874
PassMark - CPU mark	1404	1083
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1087	324
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	3140	720
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4.568	20.244
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.115	0.1
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		0.268
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.585
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		1.66

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 P960	Intel Core i3-350M
Essentials
Architecture codename	Champlain	Arrandale
Launch date	19 October 2010	10 January 2010
Place in performance rating	2633	3202
Series	4x AMD Phenom II	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Launch price (MSRP)		$130
Price now		$44.05
Processor Number		i3-350M
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		12.65
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3600 MHz	2500 MHz
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB	512 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	1.8 GHz	2.26 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Base frequency		2.26 GHz
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size		81 mm2
L3 cache		3072 KB
Maximum core temperature		90°C for rPGA, 105°C for BGA
Transistor count		382 million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	S1 (S1g4)	BGA1288, PGA988
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, BGA 34mmx28mm
Advanced Technologies
VirusProtect
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Memory
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		17.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size		8 GB
Supported memory types		DDR3 800/1066
Graphics
Graphics base frequency		500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		667 MHz
Graphics max frequency		667 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics		Intel HD Graphics
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCI Express revision		2.0
PCIe configurations		1x16
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)