Intel Core i3-4100M vs AMD Phenom II X4 N950

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Combined performance score

Phenom II X4 N950
1.62

Core i3-4100M outperforms Phenom II X4 N950 by 1% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Phenom II X4 N950 and Core i3-4100M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking19541948
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series4x AMD Phenom IIIntel Core i3
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date4 October 2010 (13 years old)4 June 2013 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$225
Current priceno data$209 (0.9x MSRP)

Technical specs

Phenom II X4 N950 and Core i3-4100M 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 data2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed2.1 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus support3600 MHzno data
L1 cache512 KB128 KB
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cacheno data3 MB
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data130 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistorsno data960 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 N950 and Core i3-4100M 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
SocketS1FCPGA946
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt37 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 N950 and Core i3-4100M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NIno data+
AVXno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data-
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 N950 and Core i3-4100M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 N950 and Core i3-4100M are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
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 i3-4100M. 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
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 4600
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 N950 and Core i3-4100M integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+
VGAno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Phenom II X4 N950 and Core i3-4100M integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno data2880x1800@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X4 N950 and Core i3-4100M integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 N950 and Core i3-4100M.

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 1.62
i3-4100M 1.64
+1.2%

Core i3-4100M outperforms Phenom II X4 N950 by 1% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Phenom II X4 N950 2485
i3-4100M 2513
+1.1%

Core i3-4100M outperforms Phenom II X4 N950 by 1% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Phenom II X4 N950 275
i3-4100M 780
+184%

Core i3-4100M outperforms Phenom II X4 N950 by 184% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Phenom II X4 N950 986
i3-4100M 1544
+56.6%

Core i3-4100M outperforms Phenom II X4 N950 by 57% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.62 1.64
Recency 4 October 2010 4 June 2013
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 37 Watt

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X4 N950 and Core i3-4100M. The differences in performance seem too small.


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