Intel Core i3-2332M vs AMD Phenom II X4 X920 BE

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i3-2332M and AMD Phenom II X4 X920 BE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-2332M

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 29% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 45 Watt
Launch date September 2011 vs 12 May 2010
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 X920 BE

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 5% higher clock speed: 2.3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
  • 2x 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 1% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 944 vs 936
  • Around 23% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1669 vs 1353
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.3 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 944 vs 936
PassMark - CPU mark 1669 vs 1353

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i3-2332M
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 X920 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
936
944
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1353
1669
Name Intel Core i3-2332M AMD Phenom II X4 X920 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark 936 944
PassMark - CPU mark 1353 1669

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i3-2332M AMD Phenom II X4 X920 BE

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Champlain
Launch date September 2011 12 May 2010
Place in performance rating 2363 2337
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop
Series 4x AMD Phenom II

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 149 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 256 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 2 MB
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 2.2 GHz 2.3 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Transistor count 624 million
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz
Number of threads 4

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported G2 (988B) S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 45 Watt

Advanced Technologies

Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
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