Phenom II X4 945 (95W) vs i7-610E

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-610E and Phenom II X4 945 (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2280not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Core i7no data
Power efficiency3.51no data
Architecture codenameArrandale (2010−2011)Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years ago)22 July 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$332no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-610E and Phenom II X4 945 (95W) basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.53 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 1.0no data
Bus rate1 × 2.5 GT/sno data
Multiplier19no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache4 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size81 mm2258 mm2
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors382 million758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-610E and Phenom II X4 945 (95W) compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketBGA1288AM3
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-610E and Phenom II X4 945 (95W). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
PAE36 Bitno data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data

Security technologies

Core i7-610E and Phenom II X4 945 (95W) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-610E and Phenom II X4 945 (95W) are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-610E and Phenom II X4 945 (95W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-800, DDR3-1066DDR3
Maximum memory size8.79 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth17.051 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel ProcessorsOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency766 MHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-610E and Phenom II X4 945 (95W) integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-610E and Phenom II X4 945 (95W).

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 January 2010 22 July 2009
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 95 Watt

i7-610E has an age advantage of 5 months, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

Phenom II X4 945 (95W), on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-610E and Phenom II X4 945 (95W). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Core i7-610E is a notebook processor while Phenom II X4 945 (95W) is a desktop one.


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