i7-14700F vs Phenom II X4 925

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 925
2009
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.43
Core i7-14700F
2024
20 cores / 28 threads, 65 Watt
27.44
+1819%

Core i7-14700F outperforms Phenom II X4 925 by a whopping 1819% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 925 and Core i7-14700F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2187175
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.1063.25
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.4239.95
Architecture codenameDeneb (2009−2011)Raptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date11 May 2009 (15 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$160$359

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

i7-14700F has 63150% better value for money than Phenom II X4 925.

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 925 and Core i7-14700F 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)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads428
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz5.4 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)80 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB (per core)
L3 cache6 MB (shared)33 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nmIntel 7 nm
Die size258 mm2257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors758 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 925 and Core i7-14700F 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
SocketAM3FCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 925 and Core i7-14700F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 925 and Core i7-14700F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 925 and Core i7-14700F are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
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 i7-14700F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 925 and Core i7-14700F.

PCIe version2.05.0 and 4.0
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 1.43
i7-14700F 27.44
+1819%

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.

Phenom II X4 925 2272
i7-14700F 43595
+1819%

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.

Phenom II X4 925 322
i7-14700F 2720
+745%

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.

Phenom II X4 925 966
i7-14700F 16589
+1617%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.43 27.44
Recency 11 May 2009 8 January 2024
Physical cores 4 20
Threads 4 28
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

i7-14700F has a 1818.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 400% more physical cores and 600% more threads, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

The Core i7-14700F is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 925 in performance tests.


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