A12-9700P vs i7-920XM

Place in the ranking	2309	2123
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7	AMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency	2.11	9.64
Architecture codename	Clarksfield (2009−2010)	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date	23 September 2009 (15 years ago)	1 June 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,054	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-920XM and A12-9700P 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 cores	4 (Quad-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	8	4
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.4 GHz
Bus rate	2500 MHz	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256 KB (per core)	2048 KB
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Die size	296 mm²	250 mm²
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	90 °C
Number of transistors	774 million	3100 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-920XM and A12-9700P 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	no data
Socket	FCPGA988,PGA988	FP4
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-920XM and A12-9700P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	FMA4
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
DualGraphics	-	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Demand Based Switching	-	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-920XM and A12-9700P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-920XM and A12-9700P are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-920XM and A12-9700P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333	DDR3, DDR4
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	21 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	None	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	6
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-920XM and A12-9700P integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-920XM and A12-9700P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-920XM and A12-9700P.

PCIe version	2	3.0
PCI Express lanes	16	8

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.

i7-920XM 1.25

A12-9700P 1.56
+24.8%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

i7-920XM 1950

A12-9700P 2428
+24.5%

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.

i7-920XM 4322
+77.9%

A12-9700P 2429

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.

i7-920XM 11916
+93.2%

A12-9700P 6168

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.

i7-920XM 3797
+8.5%

A12-9700P 3498

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.

i7-920XM 4
+70.5%

A12-9700P 2

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.25	1.56
Recency	23 September 2009	1 June 2016
Threads	8	4
Chip lithography	45 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	15 Watt

i7-920XM has 100% more threads.

A12-9700P, on the other hand, has a 24.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 266.7% lower power consumption.

The A12-9700P is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-920XM in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-920XM and A12-9700P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.