AMD Phenom II X4 P920 vs AMD Turion II P520

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 P920 and AMD Turion II P520 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, 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 X4 P920

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 19% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1006 vs 844
  • 3.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1029 vs 268
  • 5.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2866 vs 486
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
L1 cache 512 KB vs 128 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1006 vs 844
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1029 vs 268
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2866 vs 486

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II P520

  • Around 44% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
  • Around 49% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 892 vs 597
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 2.3 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 892 vs 597

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 P920
CPU 2: AMD Turion II P520

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
597
892
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1006
844
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1029
268
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2866
486
Name AMD Phenom II X4 P920 AMD Turion II P520
PassMark - Single thread mark 597 892
PassMark - CPU mark 1006 844
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1029 268
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2866 486
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 1.869
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 4.549

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom II X4 P920 AMD Turion II P520

Essentials

Architecture codename Champlain Champlain
Launch date 12 May 2010 12 May 2010
Place in performance rating 2751 2846
Series 4x AMD Phenom II AMD Turion II
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz 3600 MHz
L1 cache 512 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 2048 KB 2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 1.6 GHz 2.3 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of threads 4 2

Compatibility

Sockets supported S1 (S1g4) S1 (S1g4)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt 25 Watt

Advanced Technologies

VirusProtect

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)