Atom x7-Z8700 vs Phenom II X4 P920
Aggregate performance score
Phenom II X4 P920 outperforms Atom x7-Z8700 by a minimal 2% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X4 P920 and Atom x7-Z8700 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2562 | 2578 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 4x AMD Phenom II | 7x Intel Atom |
| Power efficiency | 3.22 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Cherry Trail (2015−2016) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 2 March 2015 (9 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X4 P920 and Atom x7-Z8700 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 | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| Multiplier | no data | 16 |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 P920 and Atom x7-Z8700 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 | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | S1 (S1g4) | UTFCBGA1380 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and Atom x7-Z8700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0 | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
Security technologies
Phenom II X4 P920 and Atom x7-Z8700 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| Secure Boot | no data | + |
| Identity Protection | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and Atom x7-Z8700 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and Atom x7-Z8700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 8 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics |
| Max video memory | no data | 8 GB |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 600 MHz |
| Execution Units | no data | 16 |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 P920 and Atom x7-Z8700 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and Atom x7-Z8700 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 3840x2160 |
| Max resolution over eDP | no data | 2560x1600 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and Atom x7-Z8700.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 2 |
| USB revision | no data | 3.0 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 3 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.85 | 0.83 |
| Recency | 12 May 2010 | 2 March 2015 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
Phenom II X4 P920 has a 2.4% higher aggregate performance score.
Atom x7-Z8700, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Phenom II X4 P920 and Atom x7-Z8700.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 P920 and Atom x7-Z8700, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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