i7-8670 vs Phenom II X3 P860
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X3 P860 and Core i7-8670 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 3x AMD Phenom II | Intel Core i7 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Coffee Lake (2017−2019) |
| Release date | 4 October 2010 (14 years ago) | 1 January 2018 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X3 P860 and Core i7-8670 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 3 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 3.0 |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | 4 × 8 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 149 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 72 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X3 P860 and Core i7-8670 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | S1 | 1151 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X3 P860 and Core i7-8670. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Virtualization, AMD64, Advanced Virus Protection, SSE(1,2,3,4a) | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| SIPP | - | + |
Security technologies
Phenom II X3 P860 and Core i7-8670 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X3 P860 and Core i7-8670 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X3 P860 and Core i7-8670. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 42.671 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X3 P860 and Core i7-8670.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 4 October 2010 | 1 January 2018 |
| Physical cores | 3 | 6 |
| Threads | 3 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 65 Watt |
Phenom II X3 P860 has 160% lower power consumption.
i7-8670, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Phenom II X3 P860 and Core i7-8670. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Phenom II X3 P860 is a notebook processor while Core i7-8670 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X3 P860 and Core i7-8670, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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