AMD Phenom II X4 N970 vs AMD Athlon II Neo K145

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 N970 and AMD Athlon II Neo K145 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 Phenom II X4 N970

  • 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
  • 3 more threads: 4 vs 1
  • Around 22% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
  • 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
  • Around 53% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 904 vs 592
  • 5.7x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1687 vs 298
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 1
Number of threads 4 vs 1
Maximum frequency 2.2 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
L1 cache 512 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 904 vs 592
PassMark - CPU mark 1687 vs 298

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II Neo K145

  • 2.9x lower typical power consumption: 12 Watt vs 35 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 12 Watt vs 35 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 N970
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II Neo K145

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
904
592
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1687
298
Name AMD Phenom II X4 N970 AMD Athlon II Neo K145
PassMark - Single thread mark 904 592
PassMark - CPU mark 1687 298
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 256
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 930

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom II X4 N970 AMD Athlon II Neo K145

Essentials

Architecture codename Champlain Nile
Family AMD Phenom
Launch date 16 December 2010 15 December 2010
OPN Tray HMN970DCR42GM
Place in performance rating 2781 2850
Series AMD Phenom II Quad-Core Mobile Processors AMD Athlon II Neo
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.2 GHz
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz 2000 MHz
L1 cache 512 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 1 MB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C
Maximum frequency 2.2 GHz 1.8 GHz
Number of cores 4 1
Number of threads 4 1
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Memory

Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Sockets supported S1 S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 12 Watt

Advanced Technologies

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Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)