A10-6700 vs Phenom II X4 X920 BE

Place in the ranking	2160	1932
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	3.06	2.85
Architecture codename	Champlain (2010−2011)	Richland (2013−2014)
Release date	12 May 2010 (14 years ago)	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 X920 BE and A10-6700 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	4
Base clock speed	no data	3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus rate	3600 MHz	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	4096 KB
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	246 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	71 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	71 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 X920 BE and A10-6700 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	FM2
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 X920 BE and A10-6700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	HyperTransport 3.0, Enhanced Virus Protection, AMD64, SSE4A, unlocked multiplier	no data
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	FMA4
AVX	-	AVX
PowerNow	-	+
PowerGating	-	+
VirusProtect	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 X920 BE and A10-6700 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 X920 BE and A10-6700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3-1866
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon HD 8670D
Number of pipelines	no data	384
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 X920 BE and A10-6700 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X4 X920 BE and A10-6700 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX

no data

DirectX® 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 X920 BE and A10-6700.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.51	2.03
Recency	12 May 2010	1 June 2013
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	65 Watt

Phenom II X4 X920 BE has 44.4% lower power consumption.

A10-6700, on the other hand, has a 34.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

The A10-6700 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 X920 BE in performance tests.

Be aware that Phenom II X4 X920 BE is a notebook processor while A10-6700 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 X920 BE and A10-6700, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.