i7-620UM vs Phenom II X4 N930

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Athlon II P320 Athlon II P340 Athlon II P360 Phenom II X3 N830 Phenom II X4 N930 Phenom II X4 N970 Phenom II X4 P960 Turion II P520 Turion II P540 V-Series V120 V-Series V140 V-Series V160
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Core i3-330M Core i3-350M Core i3-370M Core i3-380M Core i5-430M Core i5-460M Core i5-480M Core i5-520M Core i5-560M Core i7-620M Core i7-640M Pentium P6200

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 N930
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.02
+43.7%

Phenom II X4 N930 outperforms Core i7-620UM by a considerable 44% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Phenom II X4 N930 Phenom II X4 N930
i7-620UM i7-620UM

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 N930 and Core i7-620UM processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24672709
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series4x AMD Phenom IIIntel Core i7
Power efficiency2.663.60
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Arrandale (2010−2011)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)7 January 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$278

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 N930 and Core i7-620UM 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)
Threads44
Base clock speedno data1.06 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz2.13 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 1.0
Bus rate3600 MHz1 × 2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data8
L1 cache512 KB128 KB
L2 cache2 MB512 KB
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data81+114 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistorsno data382+177 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 N930 and Core i7-620UM 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketS1BGA1288
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt18 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 N930 and Core i7-620UM. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3dNow!, SSE (2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization, HyperTransport 3.0Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
VirusProtect+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 N930 and Core i7-620UM technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 N930 and Core i7-620UM are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 N930 and Core i7-620UM. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-800
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data12.799 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data500 MHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 N930 and Core i7-620UM integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 N930 and Core i7-620UM.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

Phenom II X4 N930 1.02
+43.7%
i7-620UM 0.71

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 N930 1558
+42.8%
i7-620UM 1091

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.

Phenom II X4 N930 1738
i7-620UM 2111
+21.5%

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.

Phenom II X4 N930 6319
+57.8%
i7-620UM 4004

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 1.02 0.71
Recency 12 May 2010 7 January 2010
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 18 Watt

Phenom II X4 N930 has a 43.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, and 100% more physical cores.

i7-620UM, on the other hand, has a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 94.4% lower power consumption.

The Phenom II X4 N930 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-620UM in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 N930 and Core i7-620UM, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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