AMD Phenom II X4 920 vs AMD Phenom II X4 960T

Let's find out which one of AMD Phenom II X4 960T and AMD Phenom II X4 920 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Phenom II X4 960T AMD Phenom II X4 920
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Desktop / Server
• Family
  AMD Phenom II AMD Phenom II
• Generation
  4 4
• CPU group
  AMD Phenom II - 800/900 AMD Phenom II - 800/900

In this block we are going to compare AMD Phenom II X4 960T vs AMD Phenom II X4 920 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  3.00 GHz 2.80 GHz
• CPU Cores
  4 4
• Turbo (1 Core)
  3.40 GHz No turbo
• CPU Threads
  4 4
• Turbo (4 Cores)
  3.40 GHz No turbo
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Phenom II X4 960T and AMD Phenom II X4 920 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU no iGPU
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Phenom II X4 960T and AMD Phenom II X4 920. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  No No
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  No No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No No
• VC-1
  No No
• JPEG
  No No

To choose the best model between AMD Phenom II X4 960T and AMD Phenom II X4 920 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR2-1066 DDR2-1066
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Phenom II X4 960T and AMD Phenom II X4 920.

• AES-NI
  No No

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Phenom II X4 960T or AMD Phenom II X4 920? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  95 W 125 W

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Phenom II X4 960T and AMD Phenom II X4 920 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V AMD-V
• ISA extensions
  SSE3, SSE4a SSE3, SSE4a
• L3-Cache
  6.00 MB 6.00 MB
• Architecture
  Deneb (K10) Deneb (K10)
• Technology
  45 nm 45 nm
• Socket
  AM3 AM2+
• Release date
  Q3/2011 Q1/2009

List of devices based on AMD Phenom II X4 960T and AMD Phenom II X4 920.

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