Phenom II X4 X920 BE vs Ryzen 3 PRO 1200
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 outperforms Phenom II X4 X920 BE by a whopping 165% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Phenom II X4 X920 BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1449 | 2166 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 3 | 4x AMD Phenom II |
| Power efficiency | 5.63 | 3.07 |
| Architecture codename | Zen (2017−2020) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 29 June 2017 (7 years ago) | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Phenom II X4 X920 BE 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 | 3.1 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | 3600 MHz |
| Multiplier | 31 | no data |
| L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 192 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Phenom II X4 X920 BE 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 | 1 (Uniprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | AM4 | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Phenom II X4 X920 BE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | HyperTransport 3.0, Enhanced Virus Protection, AMD64, SSE4A, unlocked multiplier |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Phenom II X4 X920 BE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Phenom II X4 X920 BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 42.671 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Phenom II X4 X920 BE.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.87 | 1.46 |
| Recency | 29 June 2017 | 12 May 2010 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 45 Watt |
Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 has a 165.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.
Phenom II X4 X920 BE, on the other hand, has 44.4% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 X920 BE in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 is a server/workstation processor while Phenom II X4 X920 BE is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 PRO 1200 and Phenom II X4 X920 BE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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