AMD Phenom II X4 920 vs AMD Athlon 64 3500+

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 920 and AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Phenom II X4 920

AMD Athlon 64 3500+

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 920

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 0 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
Around 27% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
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 82% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1130 vs 620
4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2156 vs 539
Around 66% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1674 vs 1008
4.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4682 vs 954

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2009 vs January 2001
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1130 vs 620
PassMark - CPU mark	2156 vs 539
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1674 vs 1008
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4682 vs 954

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3500+

Around 87% lower typical power consumption: 67 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	67 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 920
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3500+

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1130

620

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2156

539

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1674

1008

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

4682

954

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 920	AMD Athlon 64 3500+
PassMark - Single thread mark	1130	620
PassMark - CPU mark	2156	539
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1674	1008
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	4682	954
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.558
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	7.624
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.322
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.506

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 920	AMD Athlon 64 3500+
Essentials
Architecture codename	Deneb	San Diego
Launch date	January 2009	January 2001
Launch price (MSRP)	$90	$59
Place in performance rating	2525	2540
Price now	$66.99	$108.95
Value for money (0-100)	14.95	1.46
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	258 mm	115 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Transistor count	758 million	105 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	939
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	67 Watt