AMD Athlon X4 970 vs AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W)

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 970 and AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W) 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Athlon X4 970

AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W)

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 970

CPU is newer: launch date 8 year(s) 3 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 25% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Launch date	27 July 2017 vs April 2009
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 970
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W)

Name	AMD Athlon X4 970	AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W)
PassMark - Single thread mark	1616
PassMark - CPU mark	3472
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 970	AMD Phenom II X4 955 (125W)
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Deneb
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	27 July 2017	April 2009
OPN PIB	AD970XAUABBOX
OPN Tray	AD970XAUM44AB
Place in performance rating	1582	3370
Series	AMD Athlon X4
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.8 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	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
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	125 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™)