A4-5100 vs Phenom II X4 P920
Aggregate performance score
Phenom II X4 P920 outperforms A4-5100 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X4 P920 and A4-5100 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2529 | 2531 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 4x AMD Phenom II | AMD A-Series |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Kabini (2013−2014) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 4 November 2013 (10 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X4 P920 and A4-5100 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.55 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2048 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | no data | 107 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 90 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 P920 and A4-5100 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1 (S1g4) | FT3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and A4-5100. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0 | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | FMA4 |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| PowerGating | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and A4-5100 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and A4-5100. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Max memory channels | no data | 1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon HD 8330 |
| Enduro | - | + |
| Switchable graphics | - | + |
| UVD | - | + |
| VCE | - | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 P920 and A4-5100 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and A4-5100 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and A4-5100.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 8 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.88 | 0.87 |
| Recency | 12 May 2010 | 4 November 2013 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 15 Watt |
Phenom II X4 P920 has a 1.1% higher aggregate performance score.
A4-5100, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Phenom II X4 P920 and A4-5100.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 P920 and A4-5100, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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