AMD Athlon X4 970 vs AMD Phenom II X3 B75

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 970 and AMD Phenom II X3 B75 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 970

• CPU is newer: launch date 7 year(s) 9 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
• 1 more threads: 4 vs 3
• Around 33% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
• Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
• Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1700 vs 1256
• 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3811 vs 1781

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 970
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 B75

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1700 1256
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	3811 1781

Compare specifications (specs)