Intel Pentium G3420T vs AMD Phenom II X4 920

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Combined performance score

Phenom II X4 920
1.44
+16.1%

Phenom II X4 920 outperforms Pentium G3420T by 16% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Phenom II X4 920 and Pentium G3420T processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking20622178
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money4.490.11
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameDeneb (2009−2011)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release dateJanuary 2009 (15 years old)1 September 2013 (10 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$90$75
Current price$43 (0.5x MSRP)$99 (1.3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Phenom II X4 920 has 3982% better value for money than Pentium G3420T.

Technical specs

Phenom II X4 920 and Pentium G3420T 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speedno data2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.7 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die size258 mm2177 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data66 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistors758 million1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 920 and Pentium G3420T 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
SocketAM3FCLGA1150
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 920 and Pentium G3420T. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NIno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSXno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
SIPPno data-
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 920 and Pentium G3420T technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 920 and Pentium G3420T are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 920 and Pentium G3420T. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors
Max video memoryno data1.7 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 920 and Pentium G3420T integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+
DVIno data+
VGAno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Phenom II X4 920 and Pentium G3420T integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data1920x1080@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data2560x1600@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno data1920x1200@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X4 920 and Pentium G3420T integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.1/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 920 and Pentium G3420T.

PCIe versionno dataUp to 3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

Phenom II X4 920 1.44
+16.1%
Pentium G3420T 1.24

Phenom II X4 920 outperforms Pentium G3420T by 16% 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%

Phenom II X4 920 2209
+15.5%
Pentium G3420T 1912

Phenom II X4 920 outperforms Pentium G3420T by 16% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.44 1.24
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Cost $90 $75
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 35 Watt

The Phenom II X4 920 is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium G3420T in performance tests.


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