Intel Core i3-2332M vs AMD Phenom II X4 P920

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Combined performance score

Phenom II X4 P920
0.88

General info

Comparing Phenom II X4 P920 and Core i3-2332M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking24032405
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series4x AMD Phenom IIIntel Core i3
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date12 May 2010 (13 years old)1 September 2011 (12 years old)
Current price$122 $136

Technical specs

Phenom II X4 P920 and Core i3-2332M 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 data2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus support3600 MHz4 × 5 GT/s
L1 cache512 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data149 mm2
Number of transistorsno data624 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 P920 and Core i3-2332M 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketS1 (S1g4)G2 (988B)
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and Core i3-2332M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, integrated DDR3-1066 memory controller, HyperTransport 3.0no data
FMAno data+
AVXno data+
VirusProtect+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and Core i3-2332M are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and Core i3-2332M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 3000

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Recency 12 May 2010 1 September 2011
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X4 P920 and Core i3-2332M. The differences in performance seem too small.


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