AMD Athlon X4 970 vs Intel Pentium G4620

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 970 and Intel Pentium G4620 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.

AMD Athlon X4 970

Intel Pentium G4620

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 970

CPU is newer: launch date 6 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 8% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 3.7 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

Launch date	27 July 2017 vs January 2017
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 3.7 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB (per core)

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G4620

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 28 nm
Around 27% lower typical power consumption: 51 Watt vs 65 Watt
Around 39% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2249 vs 1616
Around 8% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3754 vs 3472

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 28 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	51 Watt vs 65 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2249 vs 1616
PassMark - CPU mark	3754 vs 3472

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 970
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G4620

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1616

2249

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3472

3754

Name	AMD Athlon X4 970	Intel Pentium G4620
PassMark - Single thread mark	1616	2249
PassMark - CPU mark	3472	3754
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		909
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2095

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 970	Intel Pentium G4620
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Kaby Lake
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	27 July 2017	January 2017
OPN PIB	AD970XAUABBOX
OPN Tray	AD970XAUM44AB
Place in performance rating	1577	1570
Series	AMD Athlon X4	Intel® Pentium® Processor G Series
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$100
Price now		$111.42
Processor Number		G4620
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		13.76
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	3.70 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	65 °C
Maximum frequency	4 GHz	3.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	1178 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		8 GT/s DMI3
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Number of QPI Links		0
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600 @ 1.35V
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory size		64 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1151
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	51 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Thermal Solution		PCG 2015C (65W)
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
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
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		0x5912
Graphics base frequency		350 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency		1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		64 GB
Processor graphics		Intel® HD Graphics 630
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Graphics API support
DirectX		12
OpenGL		4.4
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® Memory Protection Extensions (Intel® MPX)
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Secure Boot