Pentium 6805 vs Phenom II X3 N870
Aggregate performance score
Pentium 6805 outperforms Phenom II X3 N870 by a whopping 163% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X3 N870 and Pentium 6805 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2415 | 1678 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 3x AMD Phenom II | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.87 | 17.57 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Ice Lake-Y (2020) |
| Release date | 16 December 2010 (13 years ago) | 1 October 2020 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $161 |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X3 N870 and Pentium 6805 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 3 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | no data | 123 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X3 N870 and Pentium 6805 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 | 1 |
| Socket | S1 (S1g4) | FCBGA1526 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Pentium 6805. 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 | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
Security technologies
Phenom II X3 N870 and Pentium 6805 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Pentium 6805 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 Phenom II X3 N870 and Pentium 6805. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-3733 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 850 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 32 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X3 N870 and Pentium 6805 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 N870 and Pentium 6805.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.10 | 2.89 |
| Recency | 16 December 2010 | 1 October 2020 |
| Physical cores | 3 | 2 |
| Threads | 3 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 15 Watt |
Phenom II X3 N870 has 50% more physical cores.
Pentium 6805, on the other hand, has a 162.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 33.3% more threads, a 350% more advanced lithography process, and 133.3% lower power consumption.
The Pentium 6805 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X3 N870 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X3 N870 and Pentium 6805, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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