ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500 vs Intel Core i7 3970X |
Released January, 2011
ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500
- 1 GHz
- Dual core
Reasons to buy the ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500
 | Has a built-in GPU Yes |
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Released November, 2012
Intel Core i7 3970X
- 3.5 GHz
- Hexa core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the Intel Core i7 3970X
| | Much higher clock speed 3.5 GHz | | More advanced architecture x86-64 |
| | Much newer manufacturing process 32 nm | | Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) 4.57 GHz |
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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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| Much higher clock speed | 3.5 GHz | vs | 1 GHz | 3.5x higher clock speed | |||
| More advanced architecture | x86-64 | vs | ARM | A 64-bit architecture allows more RAM to be installed and accessed by the processor | |||
| Much newer manufacturing process | 32 nm | vs | 45 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Air) | 4.57 GHz | vs | 1.08 GHz | Around 4.2x better overclocked clock speed (Air) | |||
| More threads | 12 | vs | 2 | 10 more threads | |||
| More cores | 6 | vs | 2 | Three times as many cores; run more applications at once | |||
| Much better overclocked clock speed (Water) | 4.44 GHz | vs | 1 GHz | Around 4.5x better overclocked clock speed (Water) | |||
| Newer | Nov, 2012 | vs | Jan, 2011 | Release date over 1 years later | |||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of NovaThor U8500 vs Core i7 3970X
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Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | NovaThor U8500 | vs | Core i7 3970X |
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| Clock speed | 1 GHz | 3.5 GHz | |
| Cores | Dual core | Hexa core | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclocked clock speed | 1.08 GHz | 4.57 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 1 GHz | 4.44 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 1.08 GHz | 4.57 GHz | |
power consumption | |||
| Typical power consumption | N/A | 121.88W | |
details | NovaThor U8500 | vs | Core i7 3970X |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | ARM | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 2 | 12 | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 32 nm | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | GPU | None | |
| Label | ARM Mali 400 MP | N/A | |
memory controller | |||
| Memory controller | Built-in | Built-in | |
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