Intel Core i7-950 vs AMD Phenom II X3 710

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-950 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 - 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 i7-950

• CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
• 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
• Around 28% higher clock speed: 3.33 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
• Around 33% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 30% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1383 vs 1067
• 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3238 vs 1571
• Around 51% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 535 vs 354
• 2.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2092 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

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-950
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 710

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1383 1067
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	3238 1571
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	535 354
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	2092 956

Compare specifications (specs)