Athlon 64 X2 4400+ vs Phenom II X4 920

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Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 920 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2194not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.49no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno data2x Athlon 64 (Desktop)
Architecture codenameDeneb (2009−2011)Windsor (2006−2007)
Release date8 January 2009 (15 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$90no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 920 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rateno data1000 MHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache6 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography45 nm90 nm
Die size258 mm2no data
Number of transistors758 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 920 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM3no data
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt65 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 920 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+ are enumerated here.

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 920 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 920 and Athlon 64 X2 (Desktop) 4400+.

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.


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.

Phenom II X4 920 2156
+219%
Athlon 64 X2 4400+ 675

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 65 Watt

Phenom II X4 920 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon 64 X2 4400+, on the other hand, has 92.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X4 920 and Athlon 64 X2 4400+. We've got no test results to judge.


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