Ultra 7 268V vs Phenom II X4 X920 BE

Place in the ranking	2166	460
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	4x AMD Phenom II	no data
Power efficiency	3.07	84.00
Architecture codename	Champlain (2010−2011)	Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date	12 May 2010 (14 years ago)	24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Core Ultra 7 268V 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	8
Base clock speed	no data	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	5 GHz
Bus rate	3600 MHz	37 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB	192 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	3 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Core Ultra 7 268V 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	Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Core Ultra 7 268V. 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	-	+
AVX	-	+
VirusProtect	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
TSX	-	+

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Core Ultra 7 268V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Core Ultra 7 268V are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Core Ultra 7 268V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Arc 140V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Core Ultra 7 268V.

PCIe version	no data	5.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	4

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.46	15.09
Recency	12 May 2010	24 September 2024
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	4	8
Chip lithography	45 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	17 Watt

Ultra 7 268V has a 933.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 14 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 1400% more advanced lithography process, and 164.7% lower power consumption.

The Core Ultra 7 268V is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 X920 BE in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Core Ultra 7 268V, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.