Phenom II X4 P920 vs Ryzen 5 PRO 1600

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 PRO 1600
2017
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
7.08
+733%
Phenom II X4 P920
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 25 Watt
0.85

Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 outperforms Phenom II X4 P920 by a whopping 733% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Phenom II X4 P920 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking10022578
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 54x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency10.303.22
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date29 June 2017 (7 years ago)12 May 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Phenom II X4 P920 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speed3.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/s3600 MHz
Multiplier32no data
L1 cache96K (per core)512 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Phenom II X4 P920 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketAM4S1 (S1g4)
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Phenom II X4 P920. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
VirusProtect-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Phenom II X4 P920 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Phenom II X4 P920. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR3
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 and Phenom II X4 P920.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.08 0.85
Recency 29 June 2017 12 May 2010
Physical cores 6 4
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 25 Watt

Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 has a 732.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

Phenom II X4 P920, on the other hand, has 160% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 P920 in performance tests.

Be aware that Ryzen 5 PRO 1600 is a server/workstation processor while Phenom II X4 P920 is a notebook one.


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