AMD Athlon X4 970 vs Intel Core i7-4765T

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 970 and Intel Core i7-4765T 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), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 970

  • CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 33% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
  • 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 4% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1700 vs 1629
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 27 July 2017 vs June 2013
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency 4 GHz vs 3.00 GHz
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1700 vs 1629

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4765T

  • 4 more threads: 8 vs 4
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 22 nm vs 28 nm
  • Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
  • Around 35% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5127 vs 3811
Specifications (specs)
Number of threads 8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology 22 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 5127 vs 3811

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 970
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4765T

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1700
1629
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3811
5127
Name AMD Athlon X4 970 Intel Core i7-4765T
PassMark - Single thread mark 1700 1629
PassMark - CPU mark 3811 5127
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 684
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2511
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 8.433
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 177.387
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 1.239
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 10.229
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 13.193
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1033
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1882
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 4213
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1033
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1882
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 4213

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon X4 970 Intel Core i7-4765T

Essentials

Architecture codename Bristol Ridge Haswell
Family AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date 27 July 2017 June 2013
OPN PIB AD970XAUABBOX
OPN Tray AD970XAUM44AB
Place in performance rating 1500 1491
Series AMD Athlon X4 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $509
Price now $399.99
Processor Number i7-4765T
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 5.38

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 3.8 GHz 2.00 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 66 °C
Maximum frequency 4 GHz 3.00 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4 8
Transistor count 1178 million 1400 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI2
L3 cache 8192 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature 66.35°C

Memory

Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz
Supported memory types DDR4 DDR3-1333/1600, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.5V
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 35 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution PCG 2013A

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
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi 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 1.20 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.2 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
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 11.2/12
OpenGL 4.3

Security & Reliability

Anti-Theft technology
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)