Intel Core i5-3210M vs AMD Phenom II X4 960T

What is the difference between Intel Core i5-3210M and AMD Phenom II X4 960T. Find out which CPU has better performance.

Performance (Benchmarks)

554Geekbench 5 Single-Core Score373
1232Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Score1204
2440PassMark CPU Mark Rating2183
1535PassMark Single Thread Rating1303
14843DMark Time Spy Physics Score

Processor Specs

Intel Core i5-3210MProcessorAMD Phenom II X4 960T
2500 MHzFrequency3000 MHz
3100 MHzMaximum Frequency3400 MHz
2Cores4
4Threads4
35 WTDP95 W
Intel HD Graphics 4000GPU
Ivy BridgeCodenameThuban
FCBGA1023PackageSocket AM3 (938)

Geekbench 5 Benchmark

578Single-Core Score360
1271Multi-Core Score1442
Geekbench 5.4.1 Tryout for macOS x86 (64-bit)BenchmarkGeekbench 5.2.0 Tryout for Windows x86 (64-bit)

System Information

macOS 10.15.7 (Build 19H1323)Operating SystemMicrosoft Windows 10 Pro (64-bit)
MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012)ModelTo be filled by O.E.M. To be filled by O.E.M.
MacBookPro9,2Model ID
Apple Inc. Mac-6F01561E16C75D06 MacBookPro9,2MotherboardASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. M5A99X EVO
Power PlanHigh performance

CPU Specifications

Intel Core i5-3210MNameAMD Phenom II X4 960T
1 Processor, 2 Cores, 4 ThreadsTopology1 Processor, 4 Cores
GenuineIntel Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9IdentifierAuthenticAMD Family 16 Model 10 Stepping 0
2.50 GHzBase Frequency3.25 GHz
Maximum Frequency3.68 GHz
PackageSocket AM3 (938)
CodenameThuban
32.0 KB x 2L1 Instruction Cache64.0 KB x 4
32.0 KB x 2L1 Data Cache64.0 KB x 4
256 KB x 2L2 Cache512 KB x 4
3.00 MB x 1L3 Cache6.00 MB x 1

Memory Information

4.00 GBSize8.00 GB
Frequency722 MHz
RAMTypeDDR3 SDRAM
Channels2

Geekbench 5 result (single)

578Single-Core Score360
676Crypto Score47
545Integer Score439
634Floating Point Score 242
676
1.15 GB/sec
AES-XTS47
81.2 MB/sec
627
3.17 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)448
2.27 MB/sec
603
28.5 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression320
15.1 Mpixels/sec
560
1.58 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)498
1.40 MTE/sec
447
525.3 KElements/sec
HTML5492
577.9 KElements/sec
511
160.2 Krows/sec
SQLite467
146.2 Krows/sec
546
29.6 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering460
24.9 Mpixels/sec
529
168.5 KB/sec
Text Rendering416
132.4 KB/sec
532
4.14 Klines/sec
Clang532
4.15 Klines/sec
573
6.64 images/sec
Camera360
4.17 images/sec
513
641.8 Kpairs/sec
N-Body Physics118
148.3 Kpairs/sec
786
4870.8 FPS
Rigid Body Physics242
1500.9 FPS
504
27.7 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur184
10.1 Mpixels/sec
625
4.81 images/sec
Face Detection203
1.57 images/sec
611
15.1 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection140
3.46 Mpixels/sec
1073
52.6 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting555
27.2 Mpixels/sec
1049
14.3 Mpixels/sec
HDR580
7.91 Mpixels/sec
742
595.5 Kpixels/sec
Ray Tracing183
146.6 Kpixels/sec
463
4.15 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion190
1.70 Kpixels/sec
551
17.6 Words/sec
Speech Recognition444
14.2 Words/sec
399
15.4 images/sec
Machine Learning224
8.64 images/sec

Geekbench 5 result (multi)

1271Multi-Core Score1442
1423Crypto Score246
1210Integer Score1572
1379Floating Point Score 1359
1423
2.43 GB/sec
AES-XTS246
429.0 MB/sec
1578
7.98 MB/sec
Text Compression (LZMA)2059
10.4 MB/sec
1430
67.7 Mpixels/sec
Image Compression2107
99.7 Mpixels/sec
986
2.78 MTE/sec
Navigation (using Dijkstra's algorithm)1150
3.24 MTE/sec
982
1.15 MElements/sec
HTML51894
2.22 MElements/sec
1240
388.5 Krows/sec
SQLite1731
542.3 Krows/sec
1273
69.1 Mpixels/sec
PDF Rendering1422
77.1 Mpixels/sec
1172
373.5 KB/sec
Text Rendering1055
336.0 KB/sec
1151
8.96 Klines/sec
Clang1833
14.3 Klines/sec
1197
13.9 images/sec
Camera1305
15.1 images/sec
1195
1.50 Mpairs/sec
N-Body Physics1251
1.57 Mpairs/sec
2004
12413.8 FPS
Rigid Body Physics1796
11127.0 FPS
1227
67.5 Mpixels/sec
Gaussian Blur945
51.9 Mpixels/sec
1439
11.1 images/sec
Face Detection1158
8.91 images/sec
1433
35.3 Mpixels/sec
Horizon Detection1256
31.0 Mpixels/sec
2005
98.4 Mpixels/sec
Image Inpainting2605
127.8 Mpixels/sec
2459
33.5 Mpixels/sec
HDR2739
37.3 Mpixels/sec
1923
1.54 Mpixels/sec
Ray Tracing1777
1.43 Mpixels/sec
1051
9.42 Kpixels/sec
Structure from Motion891
7.98 Kpixels/sec
969
31.0 Words/sec
Speech Recognition1330
42.5 Words/sec
586
22.6 images/sec
Machine Learning629
24.3 images/sec