AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE vs AMD Athlon 64 4000+

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE and AMD Athlon 64 4000+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE

• CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 11 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
• Around 46% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
• 4x 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
• 2.1x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1396 vs 677
• 4.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2713 vs 608

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 4000+

• Around 40% lower typical power consumption: 89 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 4000+

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1396 677
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2713 608

Compare specifications (specs)