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: 1385 vs 729
• 2.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3160 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

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1385 729
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	3160 1084

Compare specifications (specs)