HD Graphics 520 vs Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W)

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) and HD Graphics 520 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2106not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel HD Graphics
Power efficiency1.21no data
Architecture codenameDeneb (2009−2011)Gen9
Release date7 November 2009 (15 years ago)no data

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) and HD Graphics 520 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)no data
Threads4no data
Base clock speed3.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.4 GHz0.35 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache6 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm
Die size258 mm2no data
Number of transistors758 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) and HD Graphics 520 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM3no data
Power consumption (TDP)125 Wattno data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) and HD Graphics 520 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) and HD Graphics 520. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory sizeno data32,768 MB 33,554,432 KB 34,359,738,368 B 0.0313 TiB 32 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) and HD Graphics 520.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm

HD Graphics 520 has a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) and HD Graphics 520. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Phenom II X4 965 BE (125W) is a desktop processor while HD Graphics 520 is a notebook one.


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