Ultra 9 285K vs Phenom II X2 X620 BE

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Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X2 X620 BE and Core Ultra 9 285K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated58
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data70.27
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Series2x AMD Phenom IIno data
Power efficiencyno data31.40
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)24 October 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$589

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 X620 BE and Core Ultra 9 285K 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 cores2 (Dual-core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads224
Base clock speedno data3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz5.7 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz250 MHz
L1 cacheno data112 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB3 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm3 nm
Die sizeno data243 mm2
Number of transistorsno data17,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 X620 BE and Core Ultra 9 285K 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 configurationno data1
SocketS11851
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 X620 BE and Core Ultra 9 285K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Phenom II X2 X620 BE and Core Ultra 9 285K technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 X620 BE and Core Ultra 9 285K are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 X620 BE and Core Ultra 9 285K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5 Depends on motherboard

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataArc Xe-2 Graphics 64EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X2 X620 BE and Core Ultra 9 285K.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 May 2010 24 October 2024
Physical cores 2 24
Threads 2 24
Chip lithography 45 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 125 Watt

Phenom II X2 X620 BE has 177.8% lower power consumption.

Ultra 9 285K, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 14 years, 1100% more physical cores and 1100% more threads, and a 1400% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X2 X620 BE and Core Ultra 9 285K. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Phenom II X2 X620 BE is a notebook processor while Core Ultra 9 285K is a desktop one.


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