Intel Core i7-6920HQ vs AMD Phenom II X4 965

Core i7-6920HQ vs Phenom II X4 965 benchmarks

Our benchmark analysis concludes that the Phenom II X4 965 performs better than the Core i7-6920HQ. Furthermore, our gaming benchmark shows that it also outperforms the Core i7-6920HQ in all gaming tests too.

Info from our database shows that they both have the same core count but the Core i7-6920HQ has more threads. These CPUs have different clock speeds. Indeed, the Phenom II X4 965 has a slightly higher clock speed compared to the Core i7-6920HQ.

Modern CPUs generally have more logical cores than physical cores, this means that each core is split into multiple virtual cores, improving efficiency for parallel workloads. Indeed, the Core i7-6920HQ has more threads than cores. Each physical core is split into multiple threads.