AMD EPYC 9654 vs Phenom II X4 P920

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Combined performance score

Phenom II X4 P920
0.88

EPYC 9654 outperforms Phenom II X4 P920 by 8933% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Phenom II X4 P920 and EPYC 9654 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking24034
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for moneyno data11.94
Market segmentLaptopServer
Series4x AMD Phenom IIAMD EPYC
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Genoa
Release date12 May 2010 (13 years old)10 November 2022 (1 year old)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$11,805
Current price$122 $3975 (0.3x MSRP)
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Technical specs

Phenom II X4 P920 and EPYC 9654 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)96
Threads4192
Base clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed1.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus support3600 MHzno data
L1 cache512 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data384 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die sizeno data12x 72 mm2
Number of transistorsno data78,840 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 P920 and EPYC 9654 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 data2
SocketS1 (S1g4)SP5
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and EPYC 9654. 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
AES-NIno data+
AVXno data+
VirusProtect+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and EPYC 9654 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and EPYC 9654. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data6 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data460.8 GB/s

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and EPYC 9654.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Phenom II X4 P920 0.88
EPYC 9654 79.49
+8933%

EPYC 9654 outperforms Phenom II X4 P920 by 8933% in our combined benchmark results.


GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Phenom II X4 P920 176
EPYC 9654 1884
+970%

EPYC 9654 outperforms Phenom II X4 P920 by 970% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Phenom II X4 P920 589
EPYC 9654 19322
+3180%

EPYC 9654 outperforms Phenom II X4 P920 by 3180% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.88 79.49
Recency 12 May 2010 10 November 2022
Physical cores 4 96
Threads 4 192
Chip lithography 45 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 360 Watt

The EPYC 9654 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 EPYC 9654 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 P920 and EPYC 9654, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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