Phenom X3 8600 vs Pentium 4415U

Place in the ranking	2222	2656
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Pentium	no data
Power efficiency	8.89	0.76
Architecture codename	Kaby Lake (2016−2019)	Toliman (2008)
Release date	no data	March 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4415U and Phenom X3 8600 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	2 (Dual-core)	3 (Tri-Core)
Threads	4	3
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.3 GHz
Bus rate	4 GT/s OPI	no data
L1 cache	no data	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	2 MB SmartCache	2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Die size	no data	285 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	450 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4415U and Phenom X3 8600 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	FCBGA1356	AM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4415U and Phenom X3 8600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
vPro	-	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
My WiFi	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
Smart Response	+	no data

Security technologies

Pentium 4415U and Phenom X3 8600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
MPX	+	-
SGX	Yes with Intel® ME	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 4415U and Phenom X3 8600 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 Pentium 4415U and Phenom X3 8600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600	no data
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.1 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel HD Graphics 610	no data
Max video memory	32 GB	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	-
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	950 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 4415U and Phenom X3 8600 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	-
HDMI	+	-
DVI	+	no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium 4415U and Phenom X3 8600 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support	+	no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4	4096x2304@24Hz	no data
Max resolution over eDP	4096x2304@60Hz	no data
Max resolution over DisplayPort	4096x2304@60Hz	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 4415U and Phenom X3 8600 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	12	no data
OpenGL	4.4	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 4415U and Phenom X3 8600.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	10	no 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.

Pentium 4415U 1.41
+85.5%

Phenom X3 8600 0.76

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.

Pentium 4415U 2236
+84.8%

Phenom X3 8600 1210

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.41	0.76
Physical cores	2	3
Threads	4	3
Chip lithography	14 nm	65 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	15 Watt	95 Watt

Pentium 4415U has a 85.5% higher aggregate performance score, 33.3% more threads, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 533.3% lower power consumption.

Phenom X3 8600, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores.

The Pentium 4415U is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom X3 8600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Pentium 4415U is a notebook processor while Phenom X3 8600 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 4415U and Phenom X3 8600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.