Core 2 Duo U7600 vs Phenom II X3 N870

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X3 N870
2010
3 cores / 3 threads, 35 Watt
1.06
+382%
Core 2 Duo U7600
2006
2 cores / 2 threads, 10 Watt
0.22

Phenom II X3 N870 outperforms Core 2 Duo U7600 by a whopping 382% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X3 N870 and Core 2 Duo U7600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24343200
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series3x AMD Phenom IIIntel Core 2 Duo
Power efficiency2.872.08
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Merom-2048 (2006−2008)
Release date16 December 2010 (14 years ago)27 July 2006 (18 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X3 N870 and Core 2 Duo U7600 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)
Threads32
Base clock speedno data1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz1.2 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz533 MHz
L1 cache384 KB64 KB
L2 cache1.5 MB2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data143 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistorsno data291 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.8V-0.975V

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X3 N870 and Core 2 Duo U7600 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
SocketS1 (S1g4)PBGA479
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Core 2 Duo U7600. 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
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Phenom II X3 N870 and Core 2 Duo U7600 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Core 2 Duo U7600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Core 2 Duo U7600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.06 0.22
Recency 16 December 2010 27 July 2006
Physical cores 3 2
Threads 3 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 10 Watt

Phenom II X3 N870 has a 381.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 50% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Core 2 Duo U7600, on the other hand, has 250% lower power consumption.

The Phenom II X3 N870 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo U7600 in performance tests.


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