i5-13420H vs Phenom II X4 X920 BE

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 X920 BE
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 45 Watt
1.46
Core i5-13420H
2023
8 cores / 12 threads, 45 Watt
11.51
+688%

Core i5-13420H outperforms Phenom II X4 X920 BE by a whopping 688% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Core i5-13420H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2178683
Place by popularitynot in top-10069
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series4x AMD Phenom IIIntel Raptor Lake-H
Power efficiency3.0724.21
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Raptor Lake-H (2023)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Core i5-13420H 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads412
Base clock speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz4.6 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache256 KB80K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Core i5-13420H 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
SocketS1FCBGA1744
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Core i5-13420H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHyperTransport 3.0, Enhanced Virus Protection, AMD64, SSE4A, unlocked multiplierIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Core i5-13420H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Core i5-13420H 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 X920 BE and Core i5-13420H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-5200, DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267
Maximum memory sizeno data96 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics for 13th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.4 GHz
Execution Unitsno data48

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Core i5-13420H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Core i5-13420H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096 x 2304 @ 120Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Core i5-13420H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Core i5-13420H.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

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 X920 BE 1.46
i5-13420H 11.51
+688%

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 X920 BE 1935
i5-13420H 9302
+381%

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 X920 BE 7082
i5-13420H 47500
+571%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Phenom II X4 X920 BE 3164
i5-13420H 13996
+342%

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 X920 BE 3
i5-13420H 22
+724%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.46 11.51
Recency 12 May 2010 4 January 2023
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 12

i5-13420H has a 688.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, and 100% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

The Core i5-13420H is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 X920 BE in performance tests.


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