AMD Phenom II X4 820 vs AMD Phenom II X2 545

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 820 and AMD Phenom II X2 545 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 Phenom II X4 820

• CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 70% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2081 vs 1222
• Around 56% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1098 vs 703

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 545

• Around 7% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
• 3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 19% lower typical power consumption: 80 Watt vs 95 Watt
• Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1183 vs 1121
• Around 9% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 395 vs 364

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 820
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 545

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1121 1183
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2081 1222
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	364 395
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1098 703

Compare specifications (specs)