Intel Core i5-3610ME vs AMD Phenom II X4 N950

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i5-3610ME and AMD Phenom II X4 N950 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

Intel Core i5-3610ME

AMD Phenom II X4 N950

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-3610ME

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 57% higher clock speed: 3.30 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 45 nm
Around 84% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1579 vs 859
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2666 vs 1587

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2012 vs 4 October 2010
Maximum frequency	3.30 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 45 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1579 vs 859
PassMark - CPU mark	2666 vs 1587

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 N950

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

Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	512 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i5-3610ME
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 N950

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1579

859

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2666

1587

Name	Intel Core i5-3610ME	AMD Phenom II X4 N950
PassMark - Single thread mark	1579	859
PassMark - CPU mark	2666	1587
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.987
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	152.052
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.782
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	5.994
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	6.256
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1316
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3852

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i5-3610ME	AMD Phenom II X4 N950
Essentials
Architecture codename	Ivy Bridge	Champlain
Launch date	June 2012	4 October 2010
Place in performance rating	1994	1983
Processor Number	i5-3610ME
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors	4x AMD Phenom II
Status	Launched
Vertical segment	Embedded	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.70 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	3.30 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of threads	4	4
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
Memory
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	650 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency	950 MHz
Graphics max frequency	950 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	37.5mmx 37.5mm PGA
Sockets supported	FCPGA988, FCBGA1023	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	1
PCI Express revision	3.0
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
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Itanium (VT-i)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)