Intel Core i3-3217UE vs AMD Phenom II X4 P960

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-3217UE and AMD Phenom II X4 P960 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-3217UE

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 47% lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 25 Watt
Launch date August 2012 vs 19 October 2010
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 17 Watt vs 25 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 P960

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 13% higher clock speed: 1.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
  • 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 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 737 vs 711
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1386 vs 1362
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 1.8 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2048 KB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 737 vs 711
PassMark - CPU mark 1386 vs 1362

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-3217UE
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 P960

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
711
737
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1362
1386
Name Intel Core i3-3217UE AMD Phenom II X4 P960
PassMark - Single thread mark 711 737
PassMark - CPU mark 1362 1386
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1087
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 3140
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 4.568
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.115

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i3-3217UE AMD Phenom II X4 P960

Essentials

Architecture codename Ivy Bridge Champlain
Launch date August 2012 19 October 2010
Place in performance rating 2661 2621
Processor Number i3-3217UE
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors 4x AMD Phenom II
Status Launched
Vertical segment Embedded Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 1.60 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 118 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 512 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 2048 KB
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C
Maximum frequency 1.6 GHz 1.8 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 4 4
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz

Memory

ECC memory support
Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16 GB
Supported memory types DDR3/DDR3L 1333/1600

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 900 MHz
Graphics max frequency 900 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel® HD Graphics 4000

Graphics interfaces

CRT
DisplayPort
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported 3
SDVO
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Package Size 31mm x 24mm
Sockets supported FCBGA1023 S1 (S1g4)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 17 Watt 25 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 1
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x16 2x8 1x8 2x4

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

4G WiMAX Wireless
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® AVX
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
VirusProtect

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

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