Phenom II X4 920 vs Core i9-7960X

Primary details

Comparing Core i9-7960X and Phenom II X4 920 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	294	2112
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.41	4.49
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i9	no data
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2019)	Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date	1 September 2017 (6 years ago)	January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,699	$90
Current price	$2137 (1.3x MSRP)	$35 (0.4x MSRP)

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Phenom II X4 920 has 32% better value for money than i9-7960X.

Detailed specifications

Core i9-7960X 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	32	4
Base clock speed	2.8 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	22 MB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Die size	484 mm2	258 mm2
Maximum core temperature	98 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	758 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i9-7960X 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	FCLGA2066	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i9-7960X and Phenom II X4 920. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	no data
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core i9-7960X and Phenom II X4 920 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

EDB

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i9-7960X and Phenom II X4 920 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i9-7960X and Phenom II X4 920. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2666	DDR3
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	85 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i9-7960X and Phenom II X4 920.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	44	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.

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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.

Core i9-7960X outperforms Phenom II X4 920 by 1199% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	18.57	1.43
Physical cores	16	4
Threads	32	4
Cost	$1699	$90
Chip lithography	14 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	165 Watt	125 Watt

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