Intel Core i5 3210M vs AMD Phenom II N970 |
Released June, 2012
Intel Core i5 3210M
- 2.5 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i5 3210M
 | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Has a built-in GPU | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; A separate graphics adapter is not required | |||
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| CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the AMD Phenom II N970 vs the Intel Core i5 3210M. | |||||||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Core i5 3210M vs Phenom II N970
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Core i5 3210M | vs | Phenom II N970 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
| Turbo clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 0 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| rPGA 988B | |||
| S1 | |||
| Is unlocked | No | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| AVX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| SSE4.1 | |||
| SSE4.2 | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supplemental SSE3 | |||
| AES | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 35W | 35W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 8.43 $/year | 8.43 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 12.39 pt/W | 3.03 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 28.44W | 28.44W | |
details | Core i5 3210M | vs | Phenom II N970 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 3 MB | 0 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 0 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 22 nm | 45 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 105°C | Unknown - 100°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 2.5 GHz | 1.6 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 2.9 GHz | 2.2 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | None | |
| Label | HD 4000 | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | 11.0 | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | 3 | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | 650 MHz | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | 1,100 MHz | N/A | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
| Memory type | |||
| DDR3-1600 | |||
| DDR3L-1600 | |||
| DDR3-1333 | |||
| DDR3L-1333 | |||
| DDR3 | |||
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