i3-7102E vs Phenom II X3 N850

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X3 N850
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 35 Watt
0.82
Core i3-7102E
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
1.70
+107%

Core i3-7102E outperforms Phenom II X3 N850 by a whopping 107% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X3 N850 and Core i3-7102E processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking26082068
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data0.21
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series3x AMD Phenom IIIntel Core i3
Power efficiency2.146.20
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Kaby Lake (2016−2019)
Release date4 October 2010 (14 years ago)3 January 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$225

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X3 N850 and Core i3-7102E 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 cores3 (Tri-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads34
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.1 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rate3600 MHz8 GT/s
Multiplierno data21
L1 cache384 KB128 KB
L2 cache1.5 MB512 KB
L3 cacheno data3 MB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 N850 and Core i3-7102E 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketS1 (S1g4)no data
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 N850 and Core i3-7102E. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-Vno data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 N850 and Core i3-7102E are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 N850 and Core i3-7102E. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3L-1600
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data34.134 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 630

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 N850 and Core i3-7102E.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 X3 N850 0.82
i3-7102E 1.70
+107%

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.

Phenom II X3 N850 1253
i3-7102E 2599
+107%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.82 1.70
Recency 4 October 2010 3 January 2017
Physical cores 3 2
Threads 3 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 25 Watt

Phenom II X3 N850 has 50% more physical cores.

i3-7102E, on the other hand, has a 107.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 33.3% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 40% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-7102E is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X3 N850 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X3 N850 and Core i3-7102E, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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