Phenom II X3 N870 vs m3-6Y30

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Core m3-6Y30 Core m3-7Y30 Core m3-7Y32 Core m3-8100Y Core m3-8114Y Core m5-6Y54 Core m5-6Y57 Core m7-6Y75
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Athlon II P320 Athlon II P340 Athlon II P360 Phenom II X3 N830 Phenom II X4 N930 Phenom II X4 N970 Phenom II X4 P960 Turion II P520 Turion II P540 V-Series V120 V-Series V140 V-Series V160

Aggregate performance score

Core m3-6Y30
2015
2 cores / 4 threads, 4 Watt
1.37
+29.2%
Phenom II X3 N870
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 35 Watt
1.06

Core m3-6Y30 outperforms Phenom II X3 N870 by a significant 29% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

m3-6Y30 m3-6Y30
Phenom II X3 N870 Phenom II X3 N870

Primary details

Comparing Core m3-6Y30 and Phenom II X3 N870 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22302418
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core m33x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency25.932.87
Architecture codenameSkylake-Y (2015)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date1 September 2015 (9 years ago)16 December 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$281no data

Detailed specifications

Core m3-6Y30 and Phenom II X3 N870 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)3 (Tri-Core)
Threads43
Base clock speed0.9 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 GT/s3600 MHz
Multiplier9no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)384 KB
L2 cache256 KB (per core)1.5 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size98.57 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors1750 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Core m3-6Y30 and Phenom II X3 N870 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)no data
SocketFCBGA1515S1 (S1g4)
Power consumption (TDP)4.5 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core m3-6Y30 and Phenom II X3 N870. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX286x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-V
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+no data

Security technologies

Core m3-6Y30 and Phenom II X3 N870 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core m3-6Y30 and Phenom II X3 N870 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 m3-6Y30 and Phenom II X3 N870. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth29.861 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 515no data
Max video memory16 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency850 MHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core m3-6Y30 and Phenom II X3 N870 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Core m3-6Y30 and Phenom II X3 N870 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort3840x2160@60Hzno data
Max resolution over VGAN/Ano data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core m3-6Y30 and Phenom II X3 N870 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.5no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core m3-6Y30 and Phenom II X3 N870.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes10no 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.

m3-6Y30 1.37
+29.2%
Phenom II X3 N870 1.06

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

m3-6Y30 2
+16.3%
Phenom II X3 N870 2

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 1.37 1.06
Recency 1 September 2015 16 December 2010
Physical cores 2 3
Threads 4 3
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 4 Watt 35 Watt

m3-6Y30 has a 29.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 33.3% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 775% lower power consumption.

Phenom II X3 N870, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores.

The Core m3-6Y30 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X3 N870 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core m3-6Y30 and Phenom II X3 N870, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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