Intel Core i7-920 vs AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-920 and AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300 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 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 54% higher clock speed: 2.93 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 89% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1217 vs 644
  • 5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2840 vs 570
Specifications (specs)
Launch date November 2008 vs October 2007
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.93 GHz vs 1.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1217 vs 644
PassMark - CPU mark 2840 vs 570

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300

  • 2.9x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 130 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-920
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1217
644
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2840
570
Name Intel Core i7-920 AMD Athlon X2 BE-2300
PassMark - Single thread mark 1217 644
PassMark - CPU mark 2840 570
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 X2 BE-2300

Essentials

Architecture codename Bloomfield Brisbane
Launch date November 2008 October 2007
Launch price (MSRP) $340
Place in performance rating 2767 2782
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 126 mm
Front-side bus (FSB) 1333 MHz
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 256 KB
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 512 KB
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 67.9°C
Maximum frequency 2.93 GHz 1.9 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of QPI Links 1
Number of threads 8
Transistor count 731 million 154 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 AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 130 Watt 45 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)