Intel Pentium 3825U vs AMD Phenom II X4 N950

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Combined performance score

Phenom II X4 N950
1.62
+82%

Phenom II X4 N950 outperforms Pentium 3825U by 82% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Phenom II X4 N950 and Pentium 3825U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking19542396
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series4x AMD Phenom IIIntel Pentium
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Broadwell-U (2015)
Release date4 October 2010 (13 years old)1 March 2015 (9 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$161
Current priceno data$90 (0.6x MSRP)

Technical specs

Phenom II X4 N950 and Pentium 3825U 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 support3600 MHzno data
L1 cache512 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data82 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data105 °C
Number of transistorsno data1300 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 N950 and Pentium 3825U 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
SocketS1FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 N950 and Pentium 3825U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 N950 and Pentium 3825U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
OS Guardno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 N950 and Pentium 3825U 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 Pentium 3825U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 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 for 5th Generation Intel® Processors
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data850 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 N950 and Pentium 3825U integrated GPUs.

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

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X4 N950 and Pentium 3825U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 N950 and Pentium 3825U.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

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
+82%
Pentium 3825U 0.89

Phenom II X4 N950 outperforms Pentium 3825U by 82% 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
+81%
Pentium 3825U 1373

Phenom II X4 N950 outperforms Pentium 3825U by 81% 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
Pentium 3825U 315
+14.5%

Pentium 3825U outperforms Phenom II X4 N950 by 15% 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
+55.3%
Pentium 3825U 635

Phenom II X4 N950 outperforms Pentium 3825U by 55% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Phenom II X4 N950 1816
Pentium 3825U 2951
+62.5%

Pentium 3825U outperforms Phenom II X4 N950 by 63% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Phenom II X4 N950 6554
+0.3%
Pentium 3825U 6537

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Phenom II X4 N950 2974
+14.6%
Pentium 3825U 2594

Phenom II X4 N950 outperforms Pentium 3825U by 15% in 3DMark06 CPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Phenom II X4 N950 17.8
+42.8%
Pentium 3825U 25.41

Pentium 3825U outperforms Phenom II X4 N950 by 43% in wPrime 32.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.62 0.89
Recency 4 October 2010 1 March 2015
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

The Phenom II X4 N950 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium 3825U in performance tests.


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