AMD Athlon X4 970 vs Intel Core i3-4350

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 970 and Intel Core i3-4350 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics image quality, Graphics API support, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon X4 970

Intel Core i3-4350

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 970

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 11% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3811 vs 3548

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	27 July 2017 vs May 2014
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.6 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	3811 vs 3548

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i3-4350

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
Around 20% lower typical power consumption: 54 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1973 vs 1700

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	54 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1973 vs 1700

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 970
CPU 2: Intel Core i3-4350

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1700

1973

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3811

3548

Name	AMD Athlon X4 970	Intel Core i3-4350
PassMark - Single thread mark	1700	1973
PassMark - CPU mark	3811	3548
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		3940
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		7274
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		18.636
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		50.976
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		0.321
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		1.246
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		3.059

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 970	Intel Core i3-4350
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Haswell
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	27 July 2017	May 2014
OPN PIB	AD970XAUABBOX
OPN Tray	AD970XAUM44AB
Place in performance rating	1500	1462
Series	AMD Athlon X4	4th Generation Intel® Core™ i3 Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$170
Price now		$168.99
Processor Number		i3-4350
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		8.65
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	3.60 GHz
Die size	246 mm	177 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	22 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	72 °C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	3.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	1178 million	1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		5 GT/s DMI2
L3 cache		4096 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		72°C
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
ECC memory support
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		25.6 GB/s
Maximum memory size		32 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1150
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	54 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2013C
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	Up to 3.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		Up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
Scalability		1S Only
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
Graphics
Device ID		0x412
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.15 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.15 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		2 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 4600
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
DVI
eDP
HDMI
Number of displays supported		3
VGA
Wireless Display (WiDi) support
Graphics image quality
Max resolution over DisplayPort		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		3840x2160@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Max resolution over VGA		1920x1200@60Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		11.1/12
OpenGL		4.3
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)