Phenom II X4 P920 vs A4-7210

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Aggregate performance score

A4-7210
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.05
+23.5%
Phenom II X4 P920
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
0.85

A4-7210 outperforms Phenom II X4 P920 by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-7210 and Phenom II X4 P920 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24282560
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD A-Series4x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency3.963.20
Architecture codenameCarrizo-L (2015)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date7 May 2015 (9 years ago)12 May 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-7210 and Phenom II X4 P920 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus rateno data3600 MHz
L1 cacheno data512 KB
L2 cache2048 KB2 MB
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors930 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A4-7210 and Phenom II X4 P920 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

SocketFT3bS1 (S1g4)
Power consumption (TDP)12-25 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-7210 and Phenom II X4 P920. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VTMMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0
AES-NI+-
FMAFMA4-
AVX+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-7210 and Phenom II X4 P920 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-7210 and Phenom II X4 P920. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1600DDR3
Max memory channels1no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R3 Graphicsno data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-7210 and Phenom II X4 P920 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-7210 and Phenom II X4 P920 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-7210 and Phenom II X4 P920.

PCIe version2.0no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A4-7210 1.05
+23.5%
Phenom II X4 P920 0.85

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A4-7210 201
+10.4%
Phenom II X4 P920 182

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A4-7210 522
Phenom II X4 P920 589
+12.8%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

A4-7210 1732
+24.2%
Phenom II X4 P920 1395

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

A4-7210 5593
+10.9%
Phenom II X4 P920 5042

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

A4-7210 2681
+28.7%
Phenom II X4 P920 2083

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

A4-7210 26.94
Phenom II X4 P920 24
+12.3%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

A4-7210 2
+7.7%
Phenom II X4 P920 2

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.05 0.85
Recency 7 May 2015 12 May 2010
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 25 Watt

A4-7210 has a 23.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 108.3% lower power consumption.

The A4-7210 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 P920 in performance tests.


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