AMD Phenom II X4 P920 vs Intel Pentium D 965 EE

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 P920 and Intel Pentium D 965 EE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory, Security & Reliability. 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).

AMD Phenom II X4 P920

Intel Pentium D 965 EE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 P920

CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 2 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
18.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
5.2x lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 130 Watt

Launch date	12 May 2010 vs March 2006
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt vs 130 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 965 EE

Around 133% higher clock speed: 3.73 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.73 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 2048 KB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 P920
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 965 EE

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 P920	Intel Pentium D 965 EE
PassMark - Single thread mark	597
PassMark - CPU mark	1006
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1029
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2866
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	Intel Pentium D 965 EE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Champlain	Presler
Launch date	12 May 2010	March 2006
Place in performance rating	2751	not rated
Series	4x AMD Phenom II	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical segment	Laptop	Desktop
Processor Number		965
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3600 MHz
L1 cache	512 KB	28 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	1.6 GHz	3.73 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Base frequency		3.73 GHz
Bus Speed		1066 MHz FSB
Die size		162 mm2
Maximum core temperature		68.6°C
Transistor count		376 million
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.3375V
Compatibility
Sockets supported	S1 (S1g4)	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		2
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Advanced Technologies
VirusProtect
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)