AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) vs Intel Core i7-920

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Combined performance score

i7-920
1.84
+10.8%

Core i7-920 outperforms Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) by 11% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i7-920 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking18661940
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money1.221.93
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesCore i7 (Desktop)no data
Architecture codenameBloomfield (2008−2010)Deneb (2009−2011)
Release dateNovember 2008 (15 years old)November 2009 (14 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$340no data
Current price$90 (0.3x MSRP)$88
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) has 58% better value for money than i7-920.

Technical specs

Core i7-920 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) 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)
Threads84
Base clock speed2.66 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.93 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus support1333 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache8 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size263 mm2258 mm2
Maximum core temperature68 °Cno data
Number of transistors731 million758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-920 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) 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
SocketFCLGA1366,PLGA1366AM3
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-920 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology1.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring-no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
PAE36 Bitno data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Core i7-920 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-920 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-920 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory size24 GBno data
Max memory channels3no data
Maximum memory bandwidth25.6 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

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.

i7-920 1.84
+10.8%
Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) 1.66

Core i7-920 outperforms Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) by 11% in our combined benchmark results.


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: 68%

i7-920 2829
+11.2%
Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) 2544

Core i7-920 outperforms Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) by 11% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.84 1.66
Threads 8 4
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 125 Watt

The Core i7-920 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-920 and Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W), ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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