Phenom II X3 P860 vs Phenom II X4 X920 BE

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Phenom II X3 P860 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2166not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series4x AMD Phenom II3x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency3.07no data
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)4 October 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Phenom II X3 P860 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)3 (Tri-Core)
Threads43
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz2 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz3600 MHz
L1 cache256 KB384 KB
L2 cache2 MB1.5 MB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Phenom II X3 P860 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.

SocketS1S1
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Phenom II X3 P860. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHyperTransport 3.0, Enhanced Virus Protection, AMD64, SSE4A, unlocked multiplierVirtualization, AMD64, Advanced Virus Protection, SSE(1,2,3,4a)
VirusProtect++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Phenom II X3 P860 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 X920 BE and Phenom II X3 P860. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Pros & cons summary


Recency 12 May 2010 4 October 2010
Physical cores 4 3
Threads 4 3
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 25 Watt

Phenom II X4 X920 BE has 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

Phenom II X3 P860, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months, and 80% lower power consumption.

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