AMD Athlon X4 970 vs Intel Pentium G640T
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 970 and Intel Pentium G640T processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Security & Reliability. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 970
- CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 1 month(s) later
- Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
- 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
- Around 67% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 32 nm
- 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 47% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1616 vs 1102
- 3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3472 vs 1139
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | 27 July 2017 vs June 2012 |
Unlocked | Unlocked vs Locked |
Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
Number of threads | 4 vs 2 |
Maximum frequency | 4 GHz vs 2.4 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm vs 32 nm |
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 | 1616 vs 1102 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 3472 vs 1139 |
Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G640T
- Around 86% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 65 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 35 Watt vs 65 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 970
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G640T
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Athlon X4 970 | Intel Pentium G640T |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1616 | 1102 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 3472 | 1139 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 2071 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 3203 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Athlon X4 970 | Intel Pentium G640T | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge | Sandy Bridge |
Family | AMD Athlon Processors | |
Launch date | 27 July 2017 | June 2012 |
OPN PIB | AD970XAUABBOX | |
OPN Tray | AD970XAUM44AB | |
Place in performance rating | 1576 | 1572 |
Series | AMD Athlon X4 | Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Processor Number | G640T | |
Status | Discontinued | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 3.8 GHz | 2.40 GHz |
Die size | 246 mm | 131 mm |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 64 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 256 KB (per core) |
Manufacturing process technology | 28 nm | 32 nm |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | |
Maximum frequency | 4 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 2 |
Number of threads | 4 | 2 |
Transistor count | 1178 million | 504 million |
Unlocked | ||
Bus Speed | 5 GT/s DMI | |
L3 cache | 3072 KB (shared) | |
Maximum core temperature | 65.0°C | |
Memory |
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Supported memory frequency | 2400 MHz | |
Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3 1066 |
Max memory channels | 2 | |
Maximum memory bandwidth | 17 GB/s | |
Maximum memory size | 32 GB | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM4 | FCLGA1155 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 35 Watt |
Low Halogen Options Available | ||
Package Size | 37.5mm x 37.5mm | |
Peripherals |
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PCI Express revision | 3.0 | 2.0 |
Max number of PCIe lanes | 16 | |
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 64 | ||
Intel® Fast Memory Access | ||
Intel® Flex Memory Access | ||
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology | ||
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported | ||
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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Graphics base frequency | 650 MHz | |
Graphics max dynamic frequency | 1.10 GHz | |
Graphics max frequency | 1.1 GHz | |
Intel® Clear Video HD technology | ||
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI) | ||
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology | ||
Intel® Quick Sync Video | ||
Processor graphics | Intel HD Graphics | |
Graphics interfaces |
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Number of displays supported | 2 | |
Wireless Display (WiDi) support | ||
Security & Reliability |
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Execute Disable Bit (EDB) | ||
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT) |