Intel Core i5-655K vs AMD Phenom II X4 925

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Combined performance score

Phenom II X4 925
1.47
+12.2%

Phenom II X4 925 outperforms Core i5-655K by 12% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Phenom II X4 925 and Core i5-655K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking20352129
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money4.810.17
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameDeneb (2009−2011)Clarkdale (2010−2011)
Release dateMay 2009 (14 years old)30 May 2010 (13 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$160no data
Current price$35 (0.2x MSRP)$59
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Phenom II X4 925 has 2729% better value for money than i5-655K.

Technical specs

Phenom II X4 925 and Core i5-655K 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)
Threads44
Base clock speedno data3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.46 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size258 mm281 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data73 °C
Number of transistors758 million382 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 925 and Core i5-655K 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
SocketAM3FCLGA1156
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt73 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 925 and Core i5-655K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2
AES-NIno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data1.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data-
Demand Based Switchingno data-
PAEno data36 Bit
FDIno data+
Statusno dataDiscontinued

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 925 and Core i5-655K 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 925 and Core i5-655K 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 925 and Core i5-655K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16.38 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors
Clear Video HDno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 925 and Core i5-655K integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 925 and Core i5-655K.

PCIe versionno data2.0
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 925 1.47
+12.2%
i5-655K 1.31

Phenom II X4 925 outperforms Core i5-655K by 12% 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 925 2265
+12.3%
i5-655K 2017

Phenom II X4 925 outperforms Core i5-655K by 12% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Phenom II X4 925 321
i5-655K 537
+67.3%

Core i5-655K outperforms Phenom II X4 925 by 67% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Phenom II X4 925 941
i5-655K 1247
+32.5%

Core i5-655K outperforms Phenom II X4 925 by 33% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.47 1.31
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 73 Watt

The Phenom II X4 925 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i5-655K in performance tests.


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