i7-3517UE vs Phenom II X4 X920 BE

Place in the ranking	2178	2156
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	8.35
Architecture codename	Champlain (2010−2011)	Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date	12 May 2010 (14 years ago)	3 June 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Core i7-3517UE 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	4
Base clock speed	no data	1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus rate	3600 MHz	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Die size	no data	118 mm²
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Core i7-3517UE 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 BGA1023
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Core i7-3517UE. 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	+
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Core i7-3517UE 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 i7-3517UE 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 i7-3517UE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

unknown Dual-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Intel HD 4000

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.46	1.50
Recency	12 May 2010	3 June 2012
Physical cores	4	2
Chip lithography	45 nm	22 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	17 Watt

Phenom II X4 X920 BE has 100% more physical cores.

i7-3517UE, on the other hand, has a 2.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 164.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Core i7-3517UE.

Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Core i7-3517UE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.