AMD FX-4130 vs AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-4130 and AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s).

AMD FX-4130

AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-4130

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 11% higher clock speed: 3.9 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 470 vs 437
Around 12% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.229 vs 0.204

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2013 vs September 2010
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI vs 45 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	470 vs 437
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.229 vs 0.204

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE

2.7x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1417 vs 1339
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2739 vs 2696
Around 18% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1485 vs 1261
Around 16% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 12.098 vs 10.421

Specifications (specs)
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 192 KB
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared) vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1417 vs 1339
PassMark - CPU mark	2739 vs 2696
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1485 vs 1261
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	12.098 vs 10.421

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-4130
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1339

1417

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2696

2739

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

470

437

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1261

1485

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

10.421

12.098

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.229

0.204

Name	AMD FX-4130	AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1339	1417
PassMark - CPU mark	2696	2739
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	470	437
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1261	1485
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	10.421	12.098
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.229	0.204
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	3.644
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		1.62

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-4130	AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vishera	Deneb
Family	AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date	January 2013	September 2010
OPN PIB	FD4130FRGUBOX
OPN Tray	FD4130FRW4MGU
Place in performance rating	2735	2714
Price now	$75.99
Series	AMD FX 4-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100)	16.16
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.8 GHz
Die size	315 mm	258 mm
L1 cache	192 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm SOI	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	70°C
Maximum frequency	3.9 GHz	3.5 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
P0 Vcore voltage	Min: 1.2875 V - Max: 1.4125 V
Transistor count	1200 million	758 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory frequency	1866 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	125 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	n / a
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)