AMD Athlon X4 940 vs AMD Athlon X4 970
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 940 and AMD Athlon X4 970 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 970
- Around 11% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
Maximum frequency | 4 GHz vs 3.6 GHz |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 940
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X4 970
Name | AMD Athlon X4 940 | AMD Athlon X4 970 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1616 | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 3472 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Athlon X4 940 | AMD Athlon X4 970 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge | Bristol Ridge |
Family | AMD Athlon Processors | AMD Athlon Processors |
Launch date | 27 July 2017 | 27 July 2017 |
OPN PIB | AD940XAGABBOX | AD970XAUABBOX |
OPN Tray | AD940XAGM44AB | AD970XAUM44AB |
Place in performance rating | not rated | 1577 |
Series | AMD Athlon X4 | AMD Athlon X4 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 3.2 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
Die size | 246 mm | 246 mm |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 28 nm |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | 74 °C |
Maximum frequency | 3.6 GHz | 4 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 4 |
Number of threads | 4 | 4 |
Transistor count | 1178 million | 1178 million |
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Memory |
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Supported memory frequency | 2400 MHz | 2400 MHz |
Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR4 |
Compatibility |
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Configurable TDP | 45/65 Watt | |
Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM4 | AM4 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 65 Watt |
Peripherals |
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PCI Express revision | 3.0 | 3.0 |
Advanced Technologies |
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Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |