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Intel Core i7-3612QE vs AMD Phenom II X6 1090T. Specifications

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Intel Core i7-3612QE
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AMD Phenom II X6 1090T
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T

What's the best choice Intel Core i7-3612QE or AMD Phenom II X6 1090T? Which processor is faster?

Compare the available specifications of these models.

Intel Core i7-3612QE has a base frequency of 2.10 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 35 W. Released in Q2/2012.

AMD Phenom II X6 1090T has a base frequency of 3.20 GHz. 6 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q2/2010.

Differences

  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    35 W left arrow 125 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i7-3612QE CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1174 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 52% better clock speed

    3.20 GHz left arrow 2.10 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    6 left arrow 4
  • Higher turbo clock speed

    Around 16 % higher specified turbo frequency

    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.10 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Phenom II X6 1090T CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    472 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    346 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    760 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    500 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1005 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    764 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    656 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    396 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    538 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    356 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    618 place

Specifications

Technical data
Intel Core i7-3612QE Intel Core i7-3612QE
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T AMD Phenom II X6 1090T
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • CPU group
    Intel Core i 3000M left arrow AMD Phenom II - 1000
  • Family
    Intel Core i7 left arrow AMD Phenom II
  • Generation
    3 left arrow 5
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
CPU Technical specs

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    2.1 GHz left arrow 3.2 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 6
  • CPU Threads
    8 left arrow 6
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    Yes left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    3.1 GHz left arrow 3.6 GHz
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    3 GHz left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (6 Cores)
    - left arrow 3.6 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • DirectX Version
    11.0 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    16 left arrow -
  • Generation
    7 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    650 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    Intel HD Graphics 4000 left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU Turbo
    1000 MHz left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2011 left arrow -
  • Shader
    128 left arrow -
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow -
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Phenom II X6 1090T and Intel Core i7-3612QE. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    Yes left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1066DDR3-1333DDR3-1600DDR3L-1066 SO-DIMMDDR3L-1333 SO-DIMMDDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM left arrow DDR2-1066
  • PCIe lanes
    16 left arrow -
  • PCIe version
    3.0 left arrow -
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Intel Core i7-3612QE and AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • Maximum Operating Temperature
    105 °C left arrow -
  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    35 W left arrow 125 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Intel Core i7-3612QE and AMD Phenom II X6 1090T, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Ivy Bridge H left arrow Thuban (K10)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX left arrow SSE3, SSE4a
  • L3-Cache
    6 MB left arrow 6 MB
  • Release date
    Q2/2012 left arrow Q2/2010
  • Socket
    BGA 1023 left arrow AM3
  • Technology
    22 nm left arrow 45 nm
  • Virtualization
    VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d left arrow AMD-V

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

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