EPYC 7H12 vs Phenom II X3 N870
Aggregated performance score
EPYC 7H12 outperforms Phenom II X3 N870 by 4069% based on our aggregated benchmark results.
Primary Details
Comparing Phenom II X3 N870 and EPYC 7H12 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2282 | 38 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation | no data | 22.26 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | 3x AMD Phenom II | AMD EPYC |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Zen 2 (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 16 December 2010 (13 years ago) | 18 September 2019 (4 years ago) |
| Current price | no data | $1970 |
Cost-Effectiveness Evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed Specifications
Phenom II X3 N870 and EPYC 7H12 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 | 3 (Tri-Core) | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 3 | 128 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Bus support | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 256 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm, 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 192 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X3 N870 and EPYC 7H12 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 | no data | 2 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | S1 (S1g4) | TR4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 280 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and EPYC 7H12. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x MMX(+), 3DNow!(+), SSE(1,2,3,4A),-64, AMD-V, DDR3-1333 memory controller | no data |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and EPYC 7H12 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and EPYC 7H12. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 Eight-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TiB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 204.763 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | + |
Pros & Cons Summary
| Performance score | 1.08 | 45.02 |
| Recency | 16 December 2010 | 18 September 2019 |
| Physical cores | 3 | 64 |
| Threads | 3 | 128 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 280 Watt |
The EPYC 7H12 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X3 N870 in performance tests.
Be aware that Phenom II X3 N870 is a notebook processor while EPYC 7H12 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X3 N870 and EPYC 7H12, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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