Intel Core i7-870S vs AMD Phenom X3 8650

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-870S and AMD Phenom X3 8650 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.

Intel Core i7-870S

AMD Phenom X3 8650

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-870S

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
Around 57% higher clock speed: 3.60 GHz vs 2.3 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 16% lower typical power consumption: 82 Watt vs 95 Watt

Launch date	July 2010 vs April 2008
Number of cores	4 vs 3
Maximum frequency	3.60 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared) vs 2048 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	82 Watt vs 95 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X3 8650

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

L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-870S
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X3 8650

Name	Intel Core i7-870S	AMD Phenom X3 8650
PassMark - Single thread mark	1493
PassMark - CPU mark	2765
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1302
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2991

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Core i7-870S	AMD Phenom X3 8650
Essentials
Architecture codename	Lynnfield	Toliman
Launch date	July 2010	April 2008
Place in performance rating	1712	1704
Processor Number	i7-870S
Series	Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status	Discontinued
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.66 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 frequency	3.60 GHz	2.3 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)	82 Watt	95 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™)