Intel Core i7-930 vs AMD Phenom II X3 710

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-930 and AMD Phenom II X3 710 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-930

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 0 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
  • Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.06 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
  • Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 19% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1270 vs 1070
  • Around 91% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2962 vs 1551
  • Around 39% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 492 vs 354
  • 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1965 vs 956
Specifications (specs)
Launch date February 2010 vs February 2009
Number of cores 4 vs 3
Maximum frequency 3.06 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared) vs 6144 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1270 vs 1070
PassMark - CPU mark 2962 vs 1551
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 492 vs 354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1965 vs 956

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 710

  • 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 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 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) 95 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-930
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 710

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1270
1070
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2962
1551
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
492
354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1965
956
Name Intel Core i7-930 AMD Phenom II X3 710
PassMark - Single thread mark 1270 1070
PassMark - CPU mark 2962 1551
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 492 354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1965 956
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 12.91
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 61.833
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.989
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 11.177

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i7-930 AMD Phenom II X3 710

Essentials

Architecture codename Bloomfield Heka
Launch date February 2010 February 2009
Launch price (MSRP) $80 $85
Place in performance rating 2606 2610
Price now $59.99 $84.53
Processor Number i7-930
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 25.26 8.51
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.80 GHz
Bus Speed 4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size 263 mm2 258 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) 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 67.9°C
Maximum frequency 3.06 GHz 2.6 GHz
Number of cores 4 3
Number of QPI Links 1
Number of threads 8
Transistor count 731 million 758 million
VID voltage range 0.800V-1.375V

Memory

Max memory channels 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 24 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066 DDR3

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 42.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1366 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt 95 Watt

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
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)