Intel Core i7-920 vs AMD Athlon X4 750K

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AMD Athlon X4 750K
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Games supported 76%

General info

Comparing Athlon X4 750K and Core i7-920 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rating16651669
Value for moneyno data1.22
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataCore i7 (Desktop)
Architecture codenameTrinity (2012−2013)Bloomfield (2008−2010)
Release date2 October 2012 (10 years old)November 2008 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$340
Current price$15.76 $99 (0.3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Technical specs

Athlon X4 750K and Core i7-920 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed3.4 GHz2.66 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz2.93 GHz
Bus supportno data1333 MHz
L1 cache192K64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB (shared)256 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size246 mm2263 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data68 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,303 million731 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 750K and Core i7-920 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 configuration11
SocketFM2FCLGA1366
Thermal design power (TDP)100 Watt130 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 750K and Core i7-920. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA+no data
AVX+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data36 Bit

Security technologies

Athlon X4 750K and Core i7-920 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 750K and Core i7-920 are enumerated here.

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VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 750K and Core i7-920. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data24 GB
Max memory channelsno data3
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 750K and Core i7-920.

PCIe version2.0no data

Benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Overall 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.

Athlon X4 750K 2.24
+0.9%
i7-920 2.22
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  • GeekBench 5 Single-Core
  • GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 67%

Athlon X4 750K 2820
+0.6%
i7-920 2802

Athlon X4 750K outperforms Core i7-920 by 1% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 37%

Athlon X4 750K 498
+19.1%
i7-920 418

Athlon X4 750K outperforms Core i7-920 by 19% in GeekBench 5 Single-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.

Benchmark coverage: 37%

Athlon X4 750K 1364
i7-920 1484
+8.8%

Core i7-920 outperforms Athlon X4 750K by 9% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance rating 2.24 2.22
Boost clock speed 3400 2930
Base clock speed 3400 2660
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Thermal design power (TDP) 100 Watt 130 Watt

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AMD Athlon X4 750K
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Competitors of Athlon X4 750K by Intel

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Athlon X4 750K from Intel is Celeron G5905, which is nearly equal in speed and lower by 1 position in our rating.

Intel Celeron G5905 Celeron G5905
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Here are some closest Intel rivals to Athlon X4 750K:

Core i7-930 102.68
Core i3-4130T 102.23
Core i3-4350T 102.23
Athlon X4 750K 100
Core i7-920 99.11
Core i7-860S 99.11

Competitors of Core i7-920 by AMD

We believe that the nearest equivalent to Core i7-920 by AMD is A8-6500, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 1 position in our rating.

AMD A8-6500 A8 6500
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Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core i7-920:

A8-5600K 100.9
A8-6500 100.45
Core i7-920 100
A10-5700 98.2
A6-9400 97.3

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User rating

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