AMD Phenom II X4 920 vs Intel Pentium 4 HT 520

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 920 and Intel Pentium 4 HT 520 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 920

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 7 month(s) later
  • 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
  • 32x 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
  • 2.1x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1674 vs 801
  • 5.2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4682 vs 906
Specifications (specs)
Launch date January 2009 vs June 2004
Number of cores 4 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 16 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1674 vs 801
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4682 vs 906

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 520

  • Around 49% lower typical power consumption: 84 Watt vs 125 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 84 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 920
CPU 2: Intel Pentium 4 HT 520

Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1674
801
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
4682
906
Name AMD Phenom II X4 920 Intel Pentium 4 HT 520
PassMark - Single thread mark 1130
PassMark - CPU mark 2156
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1674 801
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 4682 906
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 Intel Pentium 4 HT 520

Essentials

Architecture codename Deneb Prescott
Launch date January 2009 June 2004
Launch price (MSRP) $90
Place in performance rating 2525 2528
Price now $66.99
Value for money (0-100) 14.95
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Processor Number 520
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 258 mm 112 mm2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 16 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 1024 KB
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 90 nm
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz 2.8 GHz
Number of cores 4 1
Transistor count 758 million 125 million
Base frequency 2.80 GHz
Bus Speed 800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature 67.7°C
VID voltage range 1.200V-1.425V

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3 DDR1, DDR2, DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3 PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt 84 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)