Intel Core i9-7920X vs AMD Phenom II X6 1065T

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,221

Rank #175

vs
4,480

Rank #1,307

6,221
4,480

Core i9-7920X wins by 28% (Rank #175 vs #1307)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,197

Rank #205

vs
4,400

Rank #1,390

6,197
4,400

Core i9-7920X wins by 29% (Rank #205 vs #1390)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

6,257

Rank #197

vs
4,601

Rank #1,087

6,257
4,601

Core i9-7920X wins by 26.5% (Rank #197 vs #1087)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,271

Rank #242

vs
4,569

Rank #1,078

5,271
4,569

Core i9-7920X wins by 13.3% (Rank #242 vs #1078)

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,421

Rank #224

vs
4,598

Rank #905

5,421
4,598

Core i9-7920X wins by 15.2% (Rank #224 vs #905)

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

5,450

Rank #200

vs
4,544

Rank #1,131

5,450
4,544

Core i9-7920X wins by 16.6% (Rank #200 vs #1131)


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i9-7920X Phenom II X6 1065T Diff
Cores
12
6
+50%
Threads
24
6
+75%
Base Frequency
2,900 MHz
2,900 MHz
0%
Turbo Frequency (1 core)
4,300 MHz
--
Turbo Frequency (2 cores)
4,300 MHz
--
Clock Multiplier
29x
15x
+50%
L1 Cache
768 KB
125 KB
+83.7%
L2 Cache
12 MiB
0 MiB
+95.9%
L3 Cache
17 MiB
6 MiB
+65.3%
Memory Channels
4
--
Maximum Memory
128 GB
--
Max Bandwidth
79 GB/s
--
PCIe Lanes
44
--
Max CPUs
1
--
TDP (lower is better)
140 W
125 W
10.7% more
Process (lower is better)
14 nm
45 nm
68.9% less

General Information

Specification Core i9-7920X Phenom II X6 1065T
Designer Intel AMD
Family Core --
Series i9-7900 --
Model Number i9-7920X --
Microarchitecture Skylake --
Core Name Skylake Thuban
Core Family 6 --
Core Model 85 --
Socket Socket Socket AM3
Package FCLGA-2066 µPGA
Chipset Lewisburg --
Memory Type DDR4-2666 DDR3
ECC Support No --
PCIe Revision 3.0 --
PCIe Configuration x16, x8, x4 --
Market Segment Desktop Desktop
Release Price $1,199.00 --
Locked Multiplier No Yes

Designer

Core i9-7920X
Intel
Phenom II X6 1065T
AMD

Family

Core i9-7920X
Core
Phenom II X6 1065T
--

Series

Core i9-7920X
i9-7900
Phenom II X6 1065T
--

Model Number

Core i9-7920X
i9-7920X
Phenom II X6 1065T
--

Microarchitecture

Core i9-7920X
Skylake
Phenom II X6 1065T
--

Core Name

Core i9-7920X
Skylake
Phenom II X6 1065T
Thuban

Core Family

Core i9-7920X
6
Phenom II X6 1065T
--

Core Model

Core i9-7920X
85
Phenom II X6 1065T
--

Socket

Core i9-7920X
Socket
Phenom II X6 1065T
Socket AM3

Package

Core i9-7920X
FCLGA-2066
Phenom II X6 1065T
µPGA

Chipset

Core i9-7920X
Lewisburg
Phenom II X6 1065T
--

Memory Type

Core i9-7920X
DDR4-2666
Phenom II X6 1065T
DDR3

ECC Support

Core i9-7920X
No
Phenom II X6 1065T
--

PCIe Revision

Core i9-7920X
3.0
Phenom II X6 1065T
--

PCIe Configuration

Core i9-7920X
x16, x8, x4
Phenom II X6 1065T
--

Market Segment

Core i9-7920X
Desktop
Phenom II X6 1065T
Desktop

Release Price

Core i9-7920X
$1,199.00
Phenom II X6 1065T
--

Locked Multiplier

Core i9-7920X
No
Phenom II X6 1065T
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i9-7920X Phenom II X6 1065T
Process 14 nm 45 nm
Die Area 484 mm² 346 mm²
Transistor Count -- 0.00 billion
Manufacturer Intel GlobalFoundries
Technology CMOS --
Word Size 64-bit --
ISA x86-64 (x86) --

Process

Core i9-7920X
14 nm
Phenom II X6 1065T
45 nm

Die Area

Core i9-7920X
484 mm²
Phenom II X6 1065T
346 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i9-7920X
--
Phenom II X6 1065T
0.00 billion

Manufacturer

Core i9-7920X
Intel
Phenom II X6 1065T
GlobalFoundries

Technology

Core i9-7920X
CMOS
Phenom II X6 1065T
--

Word Size

Core i9-7920X
64-bit
Phenom II X6 1065T
--

ISA

Core i9-7920X
x86-64 (x86)
Phenom II X6 1065T
--

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i9-7920X Phenom II X6 1065T
3DNow!
ABM
ADX
AES
AMD-V
AVX
AVX-512
AVX-512
AVX2
AVX512BW
AVX512CD
AVX512DQ
AVX512F
AVX512VL
BMI1
BMI2
CLMUL
EIST
EMMX
EPT
F16C
FMA
FMA3
FPU
Flex Memory
HT
MMX
NX
Protected
RdRand
Real
SMM
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
SSSE3
TBMT 3.0
TBT 1.0
TBT 2.0
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
x86-16
x86-32
x86-64