Phenom II X4 P920 vs Ryzen 5 7400
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 7400 outperforms Phenom II X4 P920 by a whopping 1542% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 683 | 2861 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | 4x AMD Phenom II |
| Power efficiency | 20.59 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Raphael (2023−2025) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 16 September 2025 (less than a year ago) | 12 May 2010 (15 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 7400 and Phenom II X4 P920 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.3 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 71 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 61 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 6,570 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 7400 and Phenom II X4 P920 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 | no data |
| Socket | AM5 | S1 (S1g4) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 2 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 7400 and Phenom II X4 P920. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0 |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 7400 and Phenom II X4 P920 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 7400 and Phenom II X4 P920. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon Graphics | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 7400 and Phenom II X4 P920.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 24 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.48 | 0.76 |
| Recency | 16 September 2025 | 12 May 2010 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 2 Watt |
Ryzen 5 7400 has a 1542.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 15 years, 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 800% more advanced lithography process.
Phenom II X4 P920, on the other hand, has 3150% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 5 7400 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Phenom II X4 P920 in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 5 7400 is a desktop processor while Phenom II X4 P920 is a notebook one.
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