i9-10900K vs Phenom II X4 N930

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 N930
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.02
Core i9-10900K
2020
10 cores / 20 threads, 125 Watt
14.88
+1359%

Core i9-10900K outperforms Phenom II X4 N930 by a whopping 1359% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 N930 and Core i9-10900K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2463495
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data15.90
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Series4x AMD Phenom IIno data
Power efficiency2.6610.85
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Comet Lake (2020)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)30 April 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$488

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 N930 and Core i9-10900K 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)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads420
Base clock speedno data3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz5.2 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz8 GT/s
L1 cache512 KB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data20 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data206 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 N930 and Core i9-10900K 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
SocketS1FCLGA1200
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 N930 and Core i9-10900K. 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, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 N930 and Core i9-10900K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 N930 and Core i9-10900K 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 i9-10900K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data45.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics 630
Max video memoryno data64 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.2 GHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 N930 and Core i9-10900K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Phenom II X4 N930 and Core i9-10900K integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution supportno data+
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2160@30Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data4096 x 2304@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X4 N930 and Core i9-10900K integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12
OpenGLno data4.5

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 N930 and Core i9-10900K.

PCIe versionno data3.0
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
i9-10900K 14.88
+1359%

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
i9-10900K 22772
+1362%

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.

Phenom II X4 N930 224
i9-10900K 1774
+692%

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.

Phenom II X4 N930 722
i9-10900K 9060
+1155%

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
i9-10900K 8127
+368%

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
i9-10900K 59368
+840%

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.

Phenom II X4 N930 19.1
i9-10900K 3.58
+434%

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.

Phenom II X4 N930 2
i9-10900K 29
+1173%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.02 14.88
Recency 12 May 2010 30 April 2020
Physical cores 4 10
Threads 4 20
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 125 Watt

Phenom II X4 N930 has 257.1% lower power consumption.

i9-10900K, on the other hand, has a 1358.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, 150% more physical cores and 400% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

The Core i9-10900K is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 N930 in performance tests.

Be aware that Phenom II X4 N930 is a notebook processor while Core i9-10900K is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 N930 and Core i9-10900K, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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