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.

 

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 2647 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