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AMD Phenom II X4 N950 vs AMD Phenom II X4 P920 vs AMD Phenom II X4 P940

AMD Phenom II X4 N950

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The AMD Phenom II X4 N950 Quad Core is a laptop CPU clocked at 2.1 GHz. Due to a missing Turbo and no level 3 cache, the performance of the N950 should be only on par with a Core 2 Quad Q9000. Compared to desktop CPUs, the Phenom II laptop CPUs are similar to the desktop Athlon II processors because of the missing level 3 cache. Therefore, the N950 is similar to a low clocked Athlon II X4 CPU produced in 45nm SOI.

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

AMD Phenom II X4 P920

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The AMD Phenom II X4 P920 is a slow clocked quad-core CPU for laptops. Compared to the desktop Phenom II, the mobile Phenom II X4 offer no level 3 cache and are therefore compareable to the desktop Athlon X4 line. The slow clock speed allows the low powerconsumption (25 W TDP) but may lead to a bad performance in single threaded applications and games. For example in the single threaded CB10 test, the P920 only was as fast as a 1.6 GHz Core 2 Duo Dual-Core. In SuperPi even a 1.3 GHz Core 2 Duo was faster. If all four cores are used, the CPU can be as fast as a 2.3-2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo (e.g. T4500). In CB11.5 even as fast as a Core i3-330M. The Core i7-720QM Quad-Core is also rated at 1.6 GHz, but due to Turbo Boost and a large level 3 cache, the 720QM is noticeable faster (and more power hungry).

As the current Intel Core i3 CPUs, the P920 offers an integrated DDR3 memory controller (up to DDR3-1066). However it is still manufactured in 45nm (SOI process).

AMD Phenom II X4 P940

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The AMD Phenom II X4 P940 is a slow clocked quad-core CPU for laptops. Compared to the desktop Phenom II, the mobile Phenom II X4 offer no level 3 cache and are therefore compareable to the desktop Athlon X4 line. The slow clock speed allows the low powerconsumption (25 W TDP) but may lead to a bad performance in single threaded applications and games. The single thread performance should be between a 1.4 GHz and 1.7 GHz Core 2 Duo processor. If all four cores are used in benchmarks, the performance may reach the level of a Core i3 processor.

As the current Intel Core i3 CPUs, the P940 offers an integrated DDR3 memory controller (up to DDR3-1066). However it is still manufactured in 45nm (SOI process).

ModelAMD Phenom II X4 N950AMD Phenom II X4 P920AMD Phenom II X4 P940
SeriesAMD Phenom II X4AMD Phenom II X4AMD Phenom II X4
CodenameChamplainChamplainChamplain
Series: Phenom II X4 Champlain
AMD Phenom II X4 X940 BE2.4 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 X920 BE2.3 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 N9702.2 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 N950 « 2.1 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 N9302 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 P9601.8 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 P9401.7 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 P9201.6 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 X940 BE2.4 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 X920 BE2.3 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 N9702.2 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 N9502.1 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 N9302 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 P9601.8 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 P9401.7 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 P920 « 1.6 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 X940 BE2.4 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 X920 BE2.3 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 N9702.2 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 N9502.1 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 N9302 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 P9601.8 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 P940 « 1.7 GHz4 / 4 cores
AMD Phenom II X4 P9201.6 GHz4 / 4 cores
Clock2100 MHz1600 MHz1700 MHz
FSB360036003600
L1 Cache512 KB512 KB512 KB
L2 Cache2 MB2 MB2 MB
Cores / Threads4 / 44 / 44 / 4
TDP35 Watt25 Watt25 Watt
Technology45 nm45 nm45 nm
SocketS1S1 (S1g4)S1 (S1g4)
Architecturex86x86x86
Announced
FeaturesMMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, integrated DDR3-1066 memory controller, HyperTransport 3.0MMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, integrated DDR3-1066 memory controller, HyperTransport 3.0
Manufacturerproducts.amd.com

Benchmarks

Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 P920 +
min: 1.78     avg: 1.8     median: 1.8 (2%)     max: 1.83 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
1 N950 +
1816 Points (11%)
77%
1 P920 +
min: 1371     avg: 1604     median: 1395 (8%)     max: 2047 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
1 N950 +
6554 Points (5%)
77%
1 P920 +
min: 3965     avg: 4700     median: 5042 (4%)     max: 5094 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
100%
1 P920 +
min: 6065     avg: 6089     median: 6089 (4%)     max: 6113 Points
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
100%
1 P920 +
min: 1734     avg: 1743     median: 1743 (2%)     max: 1752 Points
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 N950 +
564 s (7%)
97%
1 P920 +
min: 767     avg: 768     median: 767.5 (9%)     max: 768 s
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
1 N950 +
17.8 s (4%)
99%
1 P920 +
24 s (5%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 N950 +
2974 Points (6%)
70%
1 P920 +
min: 1863     avg: 2083     median: 2082.5 (4%)     max: 2302 Points
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
1 N950 +
36.8 s (8%)
98%
1 P920 +
min: 46     avg: 46.6     median: 46.8 (10%)     max: 47 s
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
1 N950 +
84.1 s (4%)
100%
1 P920 +
min: 46     avg: 76.8     median: 77.3 (3%)     max: 107 s
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
1 P920 +
min: 2476     avg: 2488     median: 2488 (11%)     max: 2500 s
SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS) - SiSoft Sandra Dhrystone (MIPS)
100%
1 N950 +
30340 MIPS (14%)
68%
1 P920 +
min: 16680     avg: 20480     median: 20480 (10%)     max: 24280 MIPS
SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS) - SiSoft Sandra Whetstone (MFLOPS)
100%
1 N950 +
24300 MFLOPS (19%)
65%
1 P920 +
min: 13310     avg: 15720     median: 15720 (12%)     max: 18130 MFLOPS
PCMark 05 - PCMark 05 - Standard
100%
1 P920 +
5398 Points (11%)
Windows 7 Experience Index - Win7 CPU
100%
1 N950 +
6.9 Points (88%)
90%
1 P920 +
6.2 Points (79%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
100%
1 P920 +
min: 5353     avg: 5384     median: 5383.5 (5%)     max: 5414 Points

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