AMD Athlon X4 970 vs Intel Core i5-7640X

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 970 and Intel Core i5-7640X 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

AMD Athlon X4 970

Intel Core i5-7640X

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 970

CPU is newer: launch date 1 month(s) later
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 72% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 112 Watt

Launch date	27 July 2017 vs June 2017
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 112 Watt

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-7640X

Around 5% higher clock speed: 4.20 GHz vs 4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 57% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2535 vs 1616
2x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7036 vs 3472

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	4.20 GHz vs 4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2535 vs 1616
PassMark - CPU mark	7036 vs 3472

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 970
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-7640X

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1616

2535

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3472

7036

Name	AMD Athlon X4 970	Intel Core i5-7640X
PassMark - Single thread mark	1616	2535
PassMark - CPU mark	3472	7036
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1151
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3628
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 970	Intel Core i5-7640X
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Kaby Lake
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	27 July 2017	June 2017
OPN PIB	AD970XAUABBOX
OPN Tray	AD970XAUM44AB
Place in performance rating	1576	1586
Series	AMD Athlon X4	Intel® Core™ X-series Processors
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$240
Price now		$263.13
Processor Number		i5-7640X
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		10.73
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	4.00 GHz
Die size	246 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	14 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	72 °C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	4.20 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	1178 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2666
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA2066
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	112 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Thermal Solution		PCG 2017X
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	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
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)