i5-1034G1 vs Phenom II X4 P960
Aggregate performance score
Core i5-1034G1 outperforms Phenom II X4 P960 by a whopping 488% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2809 | 1402 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 4x AMD Phenom II | Intel Core i5 |
| Power efficiency | 1.49 | 14.56 |
| Designer | AMD | Intel |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Ice Lake U (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 19 October 2010 (15 years ago) | 29 May 2019 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X4 P960 and Core i5-1034G1 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 0.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.8 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 6 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 10 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 P960 and Core i5-1034G1 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 (S1g4) | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and Core i5-1034G1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0 | no data |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and Core i5-1034G1 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 P960 and Core i5-1034G1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics G1 (Ice Lake 32 EU) (300 MHz) |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.88 | 5.17 |
| Recency | 19 October 2010 | 29 May 2019 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 15 Watt |
i5-1034G1 has a 487.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 100% more threads, a 350% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.
The Intel Core i5-1034G1 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Phenom II X4 P960 in performance tests.
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