AMD Phenom II X2 N660 vs AMD Phenom II X4 P920

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X2 N660 and AMD Phenom II X4 P920 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 N660

• CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
• Around 88% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
• Around 83% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1093 vs 597
• Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1083 vs 1006

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 P920

• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
• 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 35 Watt
• 3.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1029 vs 264
• 6.5x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2866 vs 444

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X2 N660
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 P920

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1093 597
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1083 1006
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	264 1029
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	444 2866

Compare specifications (specs)