AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) vs Intel Core i7-860S

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Combined performance score

i7-860S
1.41

Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) outperforms Core i7-860S by 129% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i7-860S and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking20791477
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.165.54
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameLynnfield (2009−2010)Thuban (2010)
Release date7 January 2010 (14 years old)1 May 2010 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$422no data
Current price$114 (0.3x MSRP)$99
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) has 3363% better value for money than i7-860S.

Technical specs

Core i7-860S and Phenom II X6 1055T (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 cores4 (Quad-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads86
Base clock speed2.53 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.46 GHz3.3 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size296 mm2346 mm2
Number of transistors774 million904 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-860S and Phenom II X6 1055T (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 configuration11
SocketFCLGA1156,LGA1156AM3
Power consumption (TDP)82 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-860S and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core i7-860S and Phenom II X6 1055T (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 i7-860S and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-860S and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-860S and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W).

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

i7-860S 1.41
Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) 3.23
+129%

Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) outperforms Core i7-860S by 129% in our combined benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

i7-860S 2166
Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) 4965
+129%

Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) outperforms Core i7-860S by 129% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.41 3.23
Recency 7 January 2010 1 May 2010
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 8 6
Power consumption (TDP) 82 Watt 95 Watt

The Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-860S in performance tests.


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