Phenom II X4 920 vs Core 2 Duo E8700
Aggregate performance score
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2453 | 2457 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 4.49 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 0.82 | 0.42 |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | Intel | no data |
| Architecture codename | Wolfdale (2008−2010) | Deneb (2009−2011) |
| Release date | 30 November 2009 (15 years ago) | 8 January 2009 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $90 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Core 2 Duo E8700 and Phenom II X4 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 6 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 107 mm2 | 258 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 410 million | 758 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core 2 Duo E8700 and Phenom II X4 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | 775 | AM3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 125 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E8700 and Phenom II X4 920. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core 2 Duo E8700 and Phenom II X4 920 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E8700 and Phenom II X4 920. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR1, DDR2, DDR3 Depends on motherboard | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core 2 Duo E8700 and Phenom II X4 920.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 30 November 2009 | 8 January 2009 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 125 Watt |
Core 2 Duo E8700 has an age advantage of 10 months, and 92.3% lower power consumption.
Phenom II X4 920, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Intel Core 2 Duo E8700 and AMD Phenom II X4 920.
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