i3-3227U vs Phenom II X4 N950

Athlon II P320 Athlon II P340 Athlon II P360 Phenom II X3 N830 Phenom II X3 N850 Phenom II X3 P820 Phenom II X4 N930 Phenom II X4 N950 Phenom II X4 N970 Phenom II X4 P920 Phenom II X4 P960 Turion II P520 Turion II P540 Turion II P560 V-Series V120 V-Series V140 V-Series V160
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Core i3-3110M Core i3-3217U Core i5-3210M Core i5-3230M Core i7-3610QM Core i7-3630QM Core i7-3632QM

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 N950
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.56
+92.6%
Core i3-3227U
2013
2 cores / 4 threads, 17 Watt
0.81

Phenom II X4 N950 outperforms Core i3-3227U by an impressive 93% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Phenom II X4 N950 Phenom II X4 N950
i3-3227U i3-3227U

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 N950 and Core i3-3227U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21202605
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series4x AMD Phenom IIIntel Core i3
Power efficiency4.224.51
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date4 October 2010 (14 years ago)8 January 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$225

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 N950 and Core i3-3227U 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speedno data1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz1.9 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz5 GT/s
L1 cache512 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data118 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 N950 and Core i3-3227U 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
SocketS1FCBGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 N950 and Core i3-3227U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 N950 and Core i3-3227U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Identity Protection-+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 N950 and Core i3-3227U are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 N950 and Core i3-3227U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 4000
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 N950 and Core i3-3227U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 N950 and Core i3-3227U.

PCIe versionno data2.0
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 X4 N950 1.56
+92.6%
i3-3227U 0.81

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 X4 N950 2485
+92.2%
i3-3227U 1293

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Phenom II X4 N950 275
i3-3227U 301
+9.5%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Phenom II X4 N950 986
+51.2%
i3-3227U 652

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Phenom II X4 N950 1816
i3-3227U 2571
+41.5%

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Phenom II X4 N950 6554
+12.9%
i3-3227U 5806

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Phenom II X4 N950 2974
+23.2%
i3-3227U 2413

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Phenom II X4 N950 17.8
+63.3%
i3-3227U 29.06

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 1.56 0.81
Recency 4 October 2010 8 January 2013
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 17 Watt

Phenom II X4 N950 has a 92.6% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.

i3-3227U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 105.9% lower power consumption.

The Phenom II X4 N950 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i3-3227U in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 N950 and Core i3-3227U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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