AMD A10-4657M vs AMD Phenom II X4 X920 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD A10-4657M and AMD Phenom II X4 X920 BE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD A10-4657M

AMD Phenom II X4 X920 BE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10-4657M

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
Around 39% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Around 5% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1759 vs 1669

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 April 2013 vs 12 May 2010
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 2 MB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1759 vs 1669

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 X920 BE

Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	944 vs 940

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10-4657M
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 X920 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

940

944

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1759

1669

Name	AMD A10-4657M	AMD Phenom II X4 X920 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark	940	944
PassMark - CPU mark	1759	1669

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A10-4657M	AMD Phenom II X4 X920 BE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Trinity	Champlain
Launch date	1 April 2013	12 May 2010
Place in performance rating	2335	2338
Series	AMD A-Series	4x AMD Phenom II
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	246 mm
L2 cache	4 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	1303 Million
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
L1 cache		256 KB
Compatibility
Sockets supported	BGA	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
VirusProtect