AMD Athlon II X2 220 vs AMD Phenom II X4 910

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X2 220 and AMD Phenom II X4 910 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon II X2 220

AMD Phenom II X4 910

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X2 220

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 8% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Around 10% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1091 vs 988

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	September 2010 vs February 2009
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1091 vs 988

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 910

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 70% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1776 vs 1043
Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 361 vs 339
2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1258 vs 603

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1776 vs 1043
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	361 vs 339
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1258 vs 603

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X2 220
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 910

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1091

988

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1043

1776

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

339

361

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

603

1258

Name	AMD Athlon II X2 220	AMD Phenom II X4 910
PassMark - Single thread mark	1091	988
PassMark - CPU mark	1043	1776
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	339	361
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	603	1258

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X2 220	AMD Phenom II X4 910
Essentials
Architecture codename	Regor	Deneb
Launch date	September 2010	February 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$32	$100
Place in performance rating	2646	2640
Price now	$32.19	$100
Value for money (0-100)	14.92	9.58
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	117 mm	258 mm
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Transistor count	410 million	758 million
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt