AMD Phenom II X4 P920 vs Turion II Ultra M600

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Combined performance score

Turion II Ultra M600
0.60

Phenom II X4 P920 outperforms Turion II Ultra M600 by 47% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Turion II Ultra M600 and Phenom II X4 P920 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking26462403
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Turion II Ultra4x AMD Phenom II
Architecture codenameCaspian (2009)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date10 September 2009 (14 years old)12 May 2010 (13 years old)
Current price$25 $122

Technical specs

Turion II Ultra M600 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz1.6 GHz
Bus support3600 MHz3600 MHz
L1 cacheno data512 KB
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Turion II Ultra M600 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.

SocketSocket S1 (s1g3) 638-pinS1 (S1g4)
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Turion II Ultra M600 and Phenom II X4 P920. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD VirtualizationMMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, integrated DDR3-1066 memory controller, HyperTransport 3.0
PowerNow+no data
VirusProtectno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Turion II Ultra M600 and Phenom II X4 P920 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Turion II Ultra M600 and Phenom II X4 P920. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Turion II Ultra M600 0.60
Phenom II X4 P920 0.88
+46.7%

Phenom II X4 P920 outperforms Turion II Ultra M600 by 47% in our combined benchmark results.


GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Turion II Ultra M600 292
+65.9%
Phenom II X4 P920 176

Turion II Ultra M600 outperforms Phenom II X4 P920 by 66% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Turion II Ultra M600 510
Phenom II X4 P920 589
+15.5%

Phenom II X4 P920 outperforms Turion II Ultra M600 by 15% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Turion II Ultra M600 2120
+52%
Phenom II X4 P920 1395

Turion II Ultra M600 outperforms Phenom II X4 P920 by 52% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Turion II Ultra M600 4100
Phenom II X4 P920 5042
+23%

Phenom II X4 P920 outperforms Turion II Ultra M600 by 23% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Turion II Ultra M600 1905
Phenom II X4 P920 2083
+9.3%

Phenom II X4 P920 outperforms Turion II Ultra M600 by 9% in 3DMark06 CPU.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 0.60 0.88
Recency 10 September 2009 12 May 2010
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 25 Watt

The Phenom II X4 P920 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion II Ultra M600 in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Turion II Ultra M600 and Phenom II X4 P920, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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