i7-10510Y vs Phenom II X4 N970

Athlon II P320 Athlon II P340 Athlon II P360 Phenom II X3 N830 Phenom II X4 N930 Phenom II X4 N970 Phenom II X4 P960 Turion II P520 Turion II P540 V-Series V120 V-Series V140 V-Series V160
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Core i7-10510U Core i7-10510Y Core i7-10610U Core i7-10710U Core i7-10750H Core i7-10810U Core i7-10850H Core i7-10870H Core i7-10875H Core i7-12650H Core i7-12700H Core i7-13620H

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 N970
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.08
Core i7-10510Y
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 7 Watt
3.21
+197%

Core i7-10510Y outperforms Phenom II X4 N970 by a whopping 197% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

Phenom II X4 N970 Phenom II X4 N970
i7-10510Y i7-10510Y

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i7-10510Y processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24291617
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series4x AMD Phenom IIComet Lake
Power efficiency2.8132.52
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Comet Lake-Y (2019)
Release date16 December 2010 (13 years ago)21 August 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i7-10510Y 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 data1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz4 GT/s
L1 cache512 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i7-10510Y 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
SocketS1UTFCBGA1377
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt7 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i7-10510Y. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
My WiFino data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
SIPP-+

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i7-10510Y technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i7-10510Y 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 i7-10510Y. 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 data33.33 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors
Max video memoryno data16 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz
Execution Unitsno data24

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i7-10510Y integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
DVIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i7-10510Y integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304@24Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data3840 x 2160@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3840 x 2160@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i7-10510Y integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i7-10510Y.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data10

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 1.08
i7-10510Y 3.21
+197%

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 N970 1647
i7-10510Y 4905
+198%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 1.08 3.21
Recency 16 December 2010 21 August 2019
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 7 Watt

i7-10510Y has a 197.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more threads, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-10510Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 N970 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i7-10510Y, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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