i3-12100TE vs Phenom II X4 P920
Aggregate performance score
Core i3-12100TE outperforms Phenom II X4 P920 by a whopping 775% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X4 P920 and Core i3-12100TE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2559 | 966 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 4x AMD Phenom II | no data |
| Power efficiency | 3.22 | 20.19 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Alder Lake-S (2022) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | January 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X4 P920 and Core i3-12100TE 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 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.1 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 12 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 10 nm |
| Die size | no data | 163 mm2 |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 P920 and Core i3-12100TE 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) | 1700 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and Core i3-12100TE. 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 | no data |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
Phenom II X4 P920 and Core i3-12100TE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and Core i3-12100TE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and Core i3-12100TE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4, DDR5 Dual-channel |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel UHD Graphics 730 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and Core i3-12100TE.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.87 | 7.61 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 35 Watt |
Phenom II X4 P920 has 40% lower power consumption.
i3-12100TE, on the other hand, has a 774.7% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, and a 350% more advanced lithography process.
The Core i3-12100TE is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 P920 in performance tests.
Be aware that Phenom II X4 P920 is a notebook processor while Core i3-12100TE is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 P920 and Core i3-12100TE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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