Intel Core i7-870 vs AMD Phenom X3 8250e

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-870 and AMD Phenom X3 8250e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-870

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
  • Around 89% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • 4x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 90% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1384 vs 729
  • 2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3137 vs 1084
Specifications (specs)
Launch date September 2009 vs September 2008
Number of cores 4 vs 3
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared) vs 2048 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1384 vs 729
PassMark - CPU mark 3137 vs 1084

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8250e

  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-870
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8250e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1384
729
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3137
1084
Name Intel Core i7-870 AMD Phenom X3 8250e
PassMark - Single thread mark 1384 729
PassMark - CPU mark 3137 1084
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 547
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2032
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2453
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.029
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 53.478
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.342
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.541
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.602

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i7-870 AMD Phenom X3 8250e

Essentials

Architecture codename Lynnfield Toliman
Launch date September 2009 September 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $197
Place in performance rating 2671 2651
Price now $98.99
Processor Number i7-870
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 15.90
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.93 GHz
Bus Speed 2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size 296 mm2 285 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared) 2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 72.7°C
Maximum frequency 3.60 GHz 1.9 GHz
Number of cores 4 3
Number of threads 8
Transistor count 774 million 450 million
VID voltage range 0.6500V-1.4000V

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066/1333

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported LGA1156 AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x16, 2x8

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit
Thermal Monitoring

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™)