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AMD Phenom II X4 X920 BE

The AMD Phenom II X4 X920 BE (Black Edition) Quad Core was the fastest version of the Phenom II X4 for laptops in Q2 2010 and features an unlocked multiplier for easy overclocking. It was later replaced by the 100 MHz higher clocked X940 BE. With 45W TDP the AMD CPU needs as much power as the Core i7 quad cores but due to the missing level 3 cache, the performance should be worse. Compared to the desktop CPUs, the mobile Phenom II X4 is similar to a Athlon II X4 and produced in 45nm SOI.

The performance of the X920 differs from benchmark to benchmark. If only one core is used, the AMD quad core processor is only on par with a slow 2 GHz Core 2 Duo (e.g. Cinebench R10 Single). The old single threaded SuperPi benchmark is traditionally for AMD even worst on a level of a 1.4 GHz Core 2 Duo. However, if all four cores are used, the performance scores are in regions of the fast dual cores Core i5-540M to i7-640M (Cinebench R10 Multi, wPrieme 2, CB 11.5). The slowest Core i7 quad core (720QM) is still in every benchmark faster than the AMD CPU.

The Phenom II includes an integrated memory controller for DDR3 (max. 1333) main memory. It supports MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A.

SeriesAMD Phenom II X4
CodenameChamplain

Series: Phenom II X4 Champlain

AMD Phenom II X4 X940 BE compare2.4 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 X920 BE « 2.3 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 N970 compare2.2 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 N950 compare2.1 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 N930 compare2 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 P960 compare1.8 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 P940 compare1.7 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 P920 compare1.6 GHz4 / 4 cores
Clock Rate2300 MHz
Front Side Bus3600
Level 1 Cache256 KB
Level 2 Cache2 MB
Number of Cores / Threads4 / 4
Power Consumption (TDP = Thermal Design Power)45 Watt
Manufacturing Technology45 nm
SocketS1
Featuresintegrated DDR3-1333 memory controller, HyperTransport 3.0, Enhanced Virus Protection, AMD64, SSE4A, unlocked multiplier
64 Bit64 Bit support
Architecturex86
Announcement Date05/12/2010
Product Link (external)products.amd.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
min: 2.6     avg: 2.6     median: 2.6 (3%)     max: 2.62 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
min: 1878     avg: 1940     median: 1935 (12%)     max: 2008 points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
min: 6900     avg: 7048     median: 7082 (5%)     max: 7161 points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
min: 8276     avg: 8391     median: 8390.5 (6%)     max: 8505 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
min: 2362     avg: 2379     median: 2379 (3%)     max: 2396 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
min: 528     avg: 540     median: 540 (6%)     max: 552 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
min: 16.66     avg: 17.5     median: 17.5 (4%)     max: 18.33 s
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
min: 3118     avg: 3241     median: 3164 (7%)     max: 3442 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
min: 24.7     avg: 30.5     median: 33 (7%)     max: 33.74 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
min: 76     avg: 76.7     median: 76.7 (3%)     max: 77.3 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
1793 s (8%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
7671 Points (7%)
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Other CPUs of the series Phenom II X4

» AMD Phenom II X4 X940 BE
   4x 2.4 GHz
» AMD Phenom II X4 X920 BE
   4x 2.3 GHz
» AMD Phenom II X4 N970
   4x 2.2 GHz
» AMD Phenom II X4 N950
   4x 2.1 GHz
» AMD Phenom II X4 N930
   4x 2 GHz
» AMD Phenom II X4 P960
   4x 1.8 GHz
» AMD Phenom II X4 P940
   4x 1.7 GHz
» AMD Phenom II X4 P920
   4x 1.6 GHz

Surrounding CPUs

+ AMD 3015e
   2x 1.2 GHz - 2.3 GHz
+ AMD 3015Ce
   2x 1.2 GHz - 2.3 GHz
+ Intel Celeron N4120
   4x 1.1 GHz - 2.6 GHz
+ Intel Core M-5Y10c
   2x 0.8 GHz - 2 GHz
+ Intel Core M-5Y10a
   2x 0.8 GHz - 2 GHz
» AMD Phenom II X4 X920 BE
   4x 2.3 GHz
- Intel Core M-5Y10
   2x 0.8 GHz - 2 GHz
- Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000
   4x 2 GHz
- Intel Core i7-2617M
   2x 1.5 GHz - 2.6 GHz
- Intel Core i5-3439Y
   2x 1.5 GHz - 2.3 GHz
- AMD A9-9425
   2x 3.1 GHz - 3.7 GHz
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Klaus Hinum (Update: 2017-09- 5)