Athlon II N350 vs Phenom II X4 X920 BE
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Athlon II N350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2166 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 4x AMD Phenom II | AMD Athlon II |
| Power efficiency | 3.07 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 4 October 2010 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Athlon II N350 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 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.3 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | no data | 117.5 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 234 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Athlon II N350 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.
| Socket | S1 | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Athlon II N350. 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 | MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization |
| VirusProtect | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Athlon II N350 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Athlon II N350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 May 2010 | 4 October 2010 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 35 Watt |
Phenom II X4 X920 BE has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Athlon II N350, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, and 28.6% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Athlon II N350. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Athlon II N350, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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