i3-1315U vs Phenom II X4 P960

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 P960
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
0.97
Core i3-1315U
2023
6 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
7.63
+687%

Core i3-1315U outperforms Phenom II X4 P960 by a whopping 687% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 P960 and Core i3-1315U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2495969
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series4x AMD Phenom IIIntel Raptor Lake-U
Power efficiency3.6748.14
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Raptor Lake-U (2023)
Release date19 October 2010 (14 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$309

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 P960 and Core i3-1315U 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)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speedno data1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.8 GHz4.5 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache512 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data10 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 P960 and Core i3-1315U 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)FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and Core i3-1315U. 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 3.0Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 P960 and Core i3-1315U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and Core i3-1315U are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and Core i3-1315U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267
Maximum memory sizeno data96 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics for 13th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.25 GHz
Execution Unitsno data64

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 P960 and Core i3-1315U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and Core i3-1315U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and Core i3-1315U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and Core i3-1315U.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.97 7.63
Recency 19 October 2010 4 January 2023
Physical cores 4 6
Threads 4 8
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 15 Watt

i3-1315U has a 686.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, 50% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

The Core i3-1315U is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 P960 in performance tests.


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