Core i3-3217UE vs Phenom II X4 P920
Aggregated performance score
General info
Comparing Phenom II X4 P920 and Core i3-3217UE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 2419 | 2416 |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
Series | 4x AMD Phenom II | no data |
Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Ivy Bridge (2012−2013) |
Release date | 12 May 2010 (13 years ago) | 1 August 2012 (11 years ago) |
Current price | $122 | no data |
Technical specs
Phenom II X4 P920 and Core i3-3217UE 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
Threads | 4 | 4 |
Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
Bus support | 3600 MHz | no data |
L1 cache | 512 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | no data | 3 MB (shared) |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 22 nm |
Die size | no data | 118 mm2 |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 P920 and Core i3-3217UE 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) | Intel BGA1023 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 17 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and Core i3-3217UE. 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, integrated DDR3-1066 memory controller, HyperTransport 3.0 | no data |
AVX | no data | + |
VirusProtect | + | no data |
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and Core i3-3217UE are enumerated here.
AMD-V | + | no data |
VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and Core i3-3217UE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3 | unknown Dual-channel |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD 4000 |
Advantages and disadvantages
Recency | 12 May 2010 | 1 August 2012 |
Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
Chip lithography | 45 nm | 22 nm |
Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 17 Watt |
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