AMD Athlon X4 970 vs Intel Pentium G6951

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 970 and Intel Pentium G6951 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.

AMD Athlon X4 970

Intel Pentium G6951

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 970

CPU is newer: launch date 6 year(s) 10 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 43% higher clock speed: 4 GHz vs 2.8 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 12% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 73 Watt
Around 38% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1616 vs 1173
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3472 vs 1383

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	27 July 2017 vs September 2010
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	4 GHz vs 2.8 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)
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 73 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1616 vs 1173
PassMark - CPU mark	3472 vs 1383

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 970
CPU 2: Intel Pentium G6951

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1616

1173

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3472

1383

Name	AMD Athlon X4 970	Intel Pentium G6951
PassMark - Single thread mark	1616	1173
PassMark - CPU mark	3472	1383
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1953
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		3231

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 970	Intel Pentium G6951
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Clarkdale
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	27 July 2017	September 2010
OPN PIB	AD970XAUABBOX
OPN Tray	AD970XAUM44AB
Place in performance rating	1580	1582
Series	AMD Athlon X4	Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$94
Price now		$94
Processor Number		G6951
Status		Discontinued
Value for money (0-100)		6.70
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.8 GHz	2.80 GHz
Die size	246 mm	81 mm2
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	2.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
Transistor count	1178 million	382 million
Unlocked
Bus Speed		2.5 GT/s DMI
L3 cache		3072 KB (shared)
Maximum core temperature		72.6°C
VID voltage range		0.6500V-1.4000V
Memory
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR3 1066
Max memory channels		2
Maximum memory bandwidth		17 GB/s
Maximum memory size		16.38 GB
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	FCLGA1156
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	73 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	2.0
Max number of PCIe lanes		16
PCIe configurations		1x16, 2x8
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
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		36-bit
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
Graphics base frequency		533 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics		Integrated
Graphics interfaces
Number of displays supported		2
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)