Intel Core i5-1135G7 vs AMD Phenom II X4 N970

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Combined performance score

Phenom II X4 N970
1.07

Core i5-1135G7 outperforms Phenom II X4 N970 by 499% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i5-1135G7 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2277957
Place by popularitynot in top-10015
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series4x AMD Phenom IIIntel Tiger Lake
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Tiger Lake-UP3
Release date16 December 2010 (13 years old)2 September 2020 (3 years old)

Technical specs

Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i5-1135G7 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus support3600 MHzno data
L1 cache512 KB96K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm SuperFin
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i5-1135G7 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
SocketS1FCBGA1449
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i5-1135G7. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NIno data+
FMAno data+
AVXno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
SIPPno data-
Statusno dataLaunched

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i5-1135G7 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i5-1135G7 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 N970 and Core i5-1135G7. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4, DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® Iris® Xe Graphics
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.3 GHz
Execution Unitsno data80

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i5-1135G7 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i5-1135G7 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i5-1135G7 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i5-1135G7.

PCIe versionno data4.0
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 N970 1.07
i5-1135G7 6.41
+499%

Core i5-1135G7 outperforms Phenom II X4 N970 by 499% 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 N970 1647
i5-1135G7 9838
+497%

Core i5-1135G7 outperforms Phenom II X4 N970 by 497% 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 N970 263
i5-1135G7 1601
+509%

Core i5-1135G7 outperforms Phenom II X4 N970 by 509% 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 N970 934
i5-1135G7 4551
+387%

Core i5-1135G7 outperforms Phenom II X4 N970 by 387% 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 N970 1861
i5-1135G7 8116
+336%

Core i5-1135G7 outperforms Phenom II X4 N970 by 336% 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 N970 6811
i5-1135G7 25271
+271%

Core i5-1135G7 outperforms Phenom II X4 N970 by 271% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

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 N970 3043
i5-1135G7 8274
+172%

Core i5-1135G7 outperforms Phenom II X4 N970 by 172% 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 N970 17.8
i5-1135G7 6.66
+167%

Phenom II X4 N970 outperforms Core i5-1135G7 by 167% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Phenom II X4 N970 3
i5-1135G7 9
+272%

Core i5-1135G7 outperforms Phenom II X4 N970 by 272% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.07 6.41
Recency 16 December 2010 2 September 2020
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 28 Watt

The Core i5-1135G7 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 N970 in performance tests.


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