Intel Pentium Dual Core T2310 vs AMD Phenom II X4 N950
General info
Comparing Phenom II X4 N950 and Pentium Dual Core T2310 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 1954 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Series | 4x AMD Phenom II | Pentium Dual Core |
Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Merom (2006−2008) |
Release date | 4 October 2010 (13 years old) | no data |
Current price | no data | $9.99 |
Technical specs
Phenom II X4 N950 and Pentium Dual Core T2310 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 2 (Dual-core) |
Threads | 4 | 2 |
Boost clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 1.46 GHz |
Bus support | 3600 MHz | 533 MHz |
L1 cache | 512 KB | no data |
L2 cache | 2 MB | no data |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 N950 and Pentium Dual Core T2310 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.
Socket | S1 | no data |
Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 35 Watt |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T2310 by 361% in Passmark.
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 outperforms Pentium Dual Core T2310 by 155% in 3DMark06 CPU.
Advantages and disadvantages
Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
Threads | 4 | 2 |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 65 nm |
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