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.

AMD Athlon X4 970

AMD Phenom II X3 B75

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 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1700 vs 1248
2.2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3811 vs 1764

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	27 July 2017 vs October 2009
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 3
Number of threads	4 vs 3
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1700 vs 1248
PassMark - CPU mark	3811 vs 1764

Compare benchmarks

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

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1700

1248

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3811

1764

Name	AMD Athlon X4 970	AMD Phenom II X3 B75
PassMark - Single thread mark	1700	1248
PassMark - CPU mark	3811	1764
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1905
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4439

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 970	AMD Phenom II X3 B75
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Heka
Family	AMD Athlon Processors	AMD Phenom
Launch date	27 July 2017	October 2009
OPN PIB	AD970XAUABBOX
OPN Tray	AD970XAUM44AB	HDXB75WFK3DGM
Place in performance rating	1403	1422
Series	AMD Athlon X4	AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X3 Triple-Core
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Price now		$39.99
Value for money (0-100)		21.61
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	3 GHz
Die size	246 mm	258 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	3
Number of threads	4	3
Transistor count	1178 million	758 million
Unlocked
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	95 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)