AMD Athlon X4 970 vs Intel Core i7-4771
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 970 and Intel Core i7-4771 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 970
- CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 10 month(s) later
- Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
- Around 3% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.90 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 29% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 84 Watt
Launch date | 27 July 2017 vs September 2013 |
Unlocked | Unlocked vs Locked |
Maximum frequency | 4 GHz vs 3.90 GHz |
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 84 Watt |
Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-4771
- 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 36% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2192 vs 1616
- 2.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 7131 vs 3472
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of threads | 8 vs 4 |
Manufacturing process technology | 22 nm vs 28 nm |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 2192 vs 1616 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 7131 vs 3472 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 970
CPU 2: Intel Core i7-4771
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Athlon X4 970 | Intel Core i7-4771 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1616 | 2192 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 3472 | 7131 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 910 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 3362 | |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 9282 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 5.085 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 83.74 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.621 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 2.496 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 6.25 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) | 1159 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) | 2583 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) | 1159 | |
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) | 2583 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Athlon X4 970 | Intel Core i7-4771 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge | Haswell |
Family | AMD Athlon Processors | |
Launch date | 27 July 2017 | September 2013 |
OPN PIB | AD970XAUABBOX | |
OPN Tray | AD970XAUM44AB | |
Place in performance rating | 1576 | 1577 |
Series | AMD Athlon X4 | 4th Generation Intel® Core™ i7 Processors |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Launch price (MSRP) | $450 | |
Price now | $299.99 | |
Processor Number | i7-4771 | |
Status | Discontinued | |
Value for money (0-100) | 9.70 | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 3.8 GHz | 3.50 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 | 3.90 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 | 72°C | |
Memory |
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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 |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM4 | FCLGA1150 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 84 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Package Size | 37.5mm x 37.5mm | |
Thermal Solution | PCG 2013D | |
Peripherals |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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DisplayPort | ||
DVI | ||
eDP | ||
HDMI | ||
Number of displays supported | 3 | |
VGA | ||
Wireless Display (WiDi) support | ||
Graphics image quality |
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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 |
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DirectX | 11.2/12 | |
OpenGL | 4.3 | |
Security & Reliability |
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Anti-Theft technology | ||
Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Identity Protection technology | ||
Intel® OS Guard | ||
Intel® Secure Key technology | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) |