Performance per price, higher is better.
AMD Phenom II X6 1075T vs Intel Core i7-960
Price now
380$
Games supported
77%
- Interface
- Core clock speed
- Max video memory
- Memory type
- Memory clock speed
- Maximum resolution
- Interface
- Core clock speed
- Max video memory
- Memory type
- Memory clock speed
- Maximum resolution
Price now
111$
Games supported
77%
General info
Comparing Core i7-960 and Phenom II X6 1075T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1577 | 1565 |
| Value for money | 1.01 | 0.52 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | Core i7 (Desktop) | no data |
| Architecture codename | Bloomfield (2008−2010) | Thuban (2010) |
| Release date | October 2009 (13 years old) | 21 September 2010 (12 years old) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $316 | $260 |
| Current price | $380 (1.2x MSRP) | $111 (0.4x MSRP) |
Value for money
Technical specs
Core i7-960 and Phenom II X6 1075T 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.46 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus support | 1333 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 256 KB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 263 mm2 | 346 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 68 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 731 million | 904 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-960 and Phenom II X6 1075T 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FCLGA1366 | AM3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-960 and Phenom II X6 1075T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | - | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 1.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | no data |
| Demand Based Switching | - | no data |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
Security technologies
Core i7-960 and Phenom II X6 1075T 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 i7-960 and Phenom II X6 1075T are enumerated here.
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-960 and Phenom II X6 1075T. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 24 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 3 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 25.6 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | - | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-960 and Phenom II X6 1075T.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
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.
Phenom II X6 1075T outperforms Core i7-960 by 2% 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%
Phenom II X6 1075T outperforms Core i7-960 by 2% in Passmark.
3DMark Fire Strike Physics
Benchmark coverage: 4%
Phenom II X6 1075T outperforms Core i7-960 by 13% in 3DMark Fire Strike Physics.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance rating | 2.62 | 2.66 |
| Cost | $316 | $260 |
| Boost clock speed | 3466 | 3500 |
| Base clock speed | 3200 | 3000 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 130 Watt | 125 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Core i7-960 and Phenom II X6 1075T. The differences in performance seem too small.
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