i5-12500TE vs Phenom II X4 X920 BE

Place in the ranking	2166	833
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	4x AMD Phenom II	no data
Power efficiency	3.07	24.74
Architecture codename	Champlain (2010−2011)	Alder Lake-S (2022)
Release date	12 May 2010 (14 years ago)	January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Core i5-12500TE 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)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	no data	1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus rate	3600 MHz	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	80K (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	18 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Die size	no data	163 mm²
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Core i5-12500TE 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	1700
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Core i5-12500TE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	HyperTransport 3.0, Enhanced Virus Protection, AMD64, SSE4A, unlocked multiplier	no data
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
VirusProtect	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Core i5-12500TE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Core i5-12500TE are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Core i5-12500TE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel UHD Graphics 770

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Core i5-12500TE.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.46	9.15
Physical cores	4	6
Threads	4	12
Chip lithography	45 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	35 Watt

i5-12500TE has a 526.7% higher aggregate performance score, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, a 350% more advanced lithography process, and 28.6% lower power consumption.

The Core i5-12500TE is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 X920 BE in performance tests.

Be aware that Phenom II X4 X920 BE is a notebook processor while Core i5-12500TE is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Core i5-12500TE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.