Intel Core i7-920 vs AMD Athlon 64 3400+

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-920 and AMD Athlon 64 3400+ 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 Intel Core i7-920

  • CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
  • Around 22% higher clock speed: 2.93 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 130 nm
  • 2x 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
  • Around 87% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1216 vs 652
  • 5.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2838 vs 545
Specifications (specs)
Launch date November 2008 vs January 2001
Number of cores 4 vs 1
Maximum frequency 2.93 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1216 vs 652
PassMark - CPU mark 2838 vs 545

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 3400+

  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 130 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 89 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-920
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 3400+

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1216
652
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2838
545
Name Intel Core i7-920 AMD Athlon 64 3400+
PassMark - Single thread mark 1216 652
PassMark - CPU mark 2838 545
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 469
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1855
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 2227
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.873
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 50.388
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.3
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 1.595
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i7-920 AMD Athlon 64 3400+

Essentials

Architecture codename Bloomfield Clawhammer
Launch date November 2008 January 2001
Launch price (MSRP) $340
Place in performance rating 2767 2772
Price now $174
Processor Number i7-920
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 8.34
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.66 GHz
Bus Speed 4.8 GT/s QPI
Die size 263 mm2 193 mm
Front-side bus (FSB) 1333 MHz
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 512 KB
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 130 nm
Maximum core temperature 67.9°C
Maximum frequency 2.93 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 4 1
Number of QPI Links 1
Number of threads 8
Transistor count 731 million 105 million
VID voltage range 0.800V-1.375V

Memory

Max memory channels 3
Maximum memory bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size 24 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 42.5mm x 45.0mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1366 754
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt 89 Watt

Security & Reliability

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

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)