Intel Core i7-860 vs AMD Phenom II X6 1065T

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Combined performance score

Phenom II X6 1065T
2.21
+13.9%

Phenom II X6 1065T outperforms Core i7-860 by 14% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Phenom II X6 1065T and Core i7-860 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking17141827
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.414.07
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameThuban (2010)Lynnfield (2009−2010)
Release date7 December 2010 (13 years old)September 2009 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$229
Current price$138 $29 (0.1x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

i7-860 has 893% better value for money than Phenom II X6 1065T.

Technical specs

Phenom II X6 1065T and Core i7-860 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads68
Base clock speed2.9 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz3.46 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size346 mm2296 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data73 °C
Number of transistors904 million774 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X6 1065T and Core i7-860 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 configuration11
SocketAM3FCLGA1156,LGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X6 1065T and Core i7-860. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NIno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data36 Bit
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Phenom II X6 1065T and Core i7-860 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X6 1065T and Core i7-860 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 X6 1065T and Core i7-860. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X6 1065T and Core i7-860.

PCIe version2.02.0
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 X6 1065T 2.21
+13.9%
i7-860 1.94

Phenom II X6 1065T outperforms Core i7-860 by 14% 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 X6 1065T 3388
+13.5%
i7-860 2984

Phenom II X6 1065T outperforms Core i7-860 by 14% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 2.21 1.94
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 6 8
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 95 Watt

The Phenom II X6 1065T is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-860 in performance tests.


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