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Intel Pentium 957 vs AMD FX-8120
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Intel Pentium 957
46 %
2C / 2T · 1.20 GHz
AMD FX-8120
100 %
8C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Intel Pentium 957
21 %
2C / 2T · 1.20 GHz
AMD FX-8120
100 %
8C / 8T · 4.00 GHz
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2,504 entries
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Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
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1,110 entries
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Geekbench 3 (SC)
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Geekbench 3 (MC)
941 entries
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Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
826 entries
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Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
837 entries
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Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Intel Pentium 957 | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Intel Pentium (150) | AMD FX (30) |
| CPU group | Intel Pentium 900 (10) | AMD FX-8000 (11) |
| Architecture | Sandy Bridge U | Vishera (Bulldozer) |
| Technology | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Desktop |
| Socket | BGA 1023 | AM3+ |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Intel Pentium 957 | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 2 / 2 | 8 / 8 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | normal |
| Cores: | 2x | 8x |
| Frequency: | 1.20 GHz | 3.10 GHz |
| Turbo (1 Core): | 4.00 GHz | |
| Turbo (All Cores): | 4.00 GHz | |
| L2-Cache | ||
| L3-Cache | 2.00 MB | 8.00 MB |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✓ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Intel Pentium 957 | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) | no iGPU |
| GPU frequency | 0.35 - 0.80 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | 6 / 48 | / |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 2 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB | |
| Technology | 32 nm | |
| Release date | Q2/2011 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Intel Pentium 957 | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | ||
| AI specifications | ||
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Intel Pentium 957 | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR3-1333 (21.3 GB/s) DDR3-1066 (17.1 GB/s) | DDR3-1866 (29.9 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 8 GB | |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | Yes |
| PCIe | 2.0 x 16 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 8.0 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Intel Pentium 957 | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 17 W | 95 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Intel Pentium 957 | AMD FX-8120 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Unknown |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | Windows 10, Linux |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 |
| Release date | Q2/2011 | Q2/2012 |
| Release price | 115 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
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