Pentium 3560M vs Phenom II X4 P920
Aggregate performance score
Phenom II X4 P920 outperforms Pentium 3560M by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X4 P920 and Pentium 3560M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2560 | 2563 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 4x AMD Phenom II | Intel Pentium |
| Power efficiency | 3.23 | 2.16 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Haswell (2013−2015) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 14 April 2014 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $134 |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X4 P920 and Pentium 3560M 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | 5 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512 KB |
| L3 cache | no data | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | no data | 130 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 960 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 P920 and Pentium 3560M 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 |
| Socket | S1 (S1g4) | FCPGA946 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 37 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and Pentium 3560M. 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 | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
Security technologies
Phenom II X4 P920 and Pentium 3560M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and Pentium 3560M 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 Phenom II X4 P920 and Pentium 3560M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 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 for 4th Generation Intel® Processors |
| Quick Sync Video | - | + |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.1 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 P920 and Pentium 3560M integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| VGA | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and Pentium 3560M.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.87 | 0.86 |
| Recency | 12 May 2010 | 14 April 2014 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 37 Watt |
Phenom II X4 P920 has a 1.2% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 48% lower power consumption.
Pentium 3560M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 104.5% more advanced lithography process.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Phenom II X4 P920 and Pentium 3560M.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 P920 and Pentium 3560M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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