Athlon II X3 460 vs Phenom II X4 P960

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 P960
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
1.01
Athlon II X3 460
2011
3 cores / 3 threads, 95 Watt
1.31
+29.7%

Athlon II X3 460 outperforms Phenom II X4 P960 by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 P960 and Athlon II X3 460 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24762286
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data5.49
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Series4x AMD Phenom IIno data
Power efficiency3.681.26
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Rana (2009−2011)
Release date19 October 2010 (14 years ago)3 May 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$50

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 P960 and Athlon II X3 460 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)3 (Tri-Core)
Threads43
Base clock speedno data3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache512 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data169 mm2
Number of transistorsno data300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 P960 and Athlon II X3 460 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
SocketS1 (S1g4)AM3
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and Athlon II X3 460. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0no data
VirusProtect+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and Athlon II X3 460 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and Athlon II X3 460. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and Athlon II X3 460.

PCIe versionno data2.0

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 P960 1.01
Athlon II X3 460 1.31
+29.7%

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.

Phenom II X4 P960 232
Athlon II X3 460 403
+73.7%

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.

Phenom II X4 P960 796
Athlon II X3 460 1076
+35.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.01 1.31
Recency 19 October 2010 3 May 2011
Physical cores 4 3
Threads 4 3
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 95 Watt

Phenom II X4 P960 has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and 280% lower power consumption.

Athlon II X3 460, on the other hand, has a 29.7% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 6 months.

The Athlon II X3 460 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 P960 in performance tests.

Be aware that Phenom II X4 P960 is a notebook processor while Athlon II X3 460 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 P960 and Athlon II X3 460, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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