Ryzen 5 4500 vs Phenom II X4 P920
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 4500 outperforms Phenom II X4 P920 by a whopping 1086% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X4 P920 and Ryzen 5 4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2453 | 697 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 39 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 53.72 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 4x AMD Phenom II | no data |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Renoir (2020−2022) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 4 April 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Current price | $122 | $138 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X4 P920 and Ryzen 5 4500 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Bus support | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 156 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 9,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 P920 and Ryzen 5 4500 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) | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and Ryzen 5 4500. 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 |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| VirusProtect | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and Ryzen 5 4500 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and Ryzen 5 4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4-3200 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and Ryzen 5 4500.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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.
Ryzen 5 4500 outperforms Phenom II X4 P920 by 1086% based on our aggregate 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%
Ryzen 5 4500 outperforms Phenom II X4 P920 by 782% 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%
Ryzen 5 4500 outperforms Phenom II X4 P920 by 955% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.88 | 10.44 |
| Recency | 12 May 2010 | 4 April 2022 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 65 Watt |
The Ryzen 5 4500 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 Ryzen 5 4500 is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 P920 and Ryzen 5 4500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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