AMD A12-9700P vs Intel Core i7-920XM

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Combined performance score

i7-920XM
1.24

A12-9700P outperforms Core i7-920XM by 28% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Core i7-920XM and A12-9700P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking21851966
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel Core i7AMD Bristol Ridge
Architecture codenameClarksfield (2009−2010)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date23 September 2009 (14 years old)1 June 2016 (7 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,054no data
Current price$1212 (1.1x MSRP)$536

Technical specs

Core i7-920XM and A12-9700P 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 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus support2500 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache256 KB (per core)2048 KB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography45 nm28 nm
Die size296 mm2250 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °C90 °C
Number of transistors774 million3100 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-920XM and A12-9700P 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCPGA988,PGA988FP4
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-920XM and A12-9700P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2Dual-Channel DDR3/DDR4-1866 Memory Controller, PCIe 3.0 x8
AES-NI-1
FMAno dataFMA4
FRTCno data1
FreeSyncno data1
PowerTuneno data-
DualGraphicsno data1
TrueAudiono data-
PowerNowno data-
PowerGatingno data-
Out-of-band client managementno data-
VirusProtectno data-
RAIDno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology+no 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 i7-920XM and A12-9700P 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 i7-920XM and A12-9700P are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data1
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data
IOMMU 2.0no data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-920XM and A12-9700P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1066, DDR3-1333DDR3, DDR4-1866
Maximum memory size8 GBno data
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidth21 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardNoneAMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core countno data6
Endurono data+
Switchable graphicsno data1
UVDno data+
VCEno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-920XM and A12-9700P integrated GPUs.

DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Core i7-920XM and A12-9700P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkanno data1

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-920XM and A12-9700P.

PCIe version23.0
PCI Express lanes168

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.

i7-920XM 1.24
A12-9700P 1.59
+28.2%

A12-9700P outperforms Core i7-920XM by 28% 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%

i7-920XM 1899
A12-9700P 2446
+28.8%

A12-9700P outperforms Core i7-920XM by 29% in Passmark.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

i7-920XM 4322
+77.9%
A12-9700P 2429

Core i7-920XM outperforms A12-9700P by 78% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i7-920XM 11916
+93.2%
A12-9700P 6168

Core i7-920XM outperforms A12-9700P by 93% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

i7-920XM 3797
+8.5%
A12-9700P 3498

Core i7-920XM outperforms A12-9700P by 9% in 3DMark06 CPU.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

i7-920XM 4
+70.5%
A12-9700P 2

Core i7-920XM outperforms A12-9700P by 70% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.24 1.59
Recency 23 September 2009 1 June 2016
Threads 8 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 15 Watt

The A12-9700P is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-920XM in performance tests.


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