Turion II P560 vs Phenom II X4 P920

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 P920
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
0.87
+55.4%
Turion II P560
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 25 Watt
0.56

Phenom II X4 P920 outperforms Turion II P560 by an impressive 55% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 P920 and Turion II P560 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25602827
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series4x AMD Phenom IIAMD Turion II
Power efficiency3.232.08
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)19 October 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 P920 and Turion II P560 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
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz2.5 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz3600 MHz
L1 cache512 KB265 KB
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 P920 and Turion II P560 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.

SocketS1 (S1g4)S1
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and Turion II P560. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0MMX, 3DNow!, SSE(1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0
VirusProtect++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and Turion II P560 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and Turion II P560. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

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 P920 0.87
+55.4%
Turion II P560 0.56

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 P920 182
Turion II P560 324
+78%

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 P920 589
+2.8%
Turion II P560 573

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.87 0.56
Recency 12 May 2010 19 October 2010
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2

Phenom II X4 P920 has a 55.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Turion II P560, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 months.

The Phenom II X4 P920 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II P560 in performance tests.


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