AMD Phenom II X4 N970 vs AMD Athlon II Neo K325

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 N970 and AMD Athlon II Neo K325 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

• CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
• Around 69% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
• 2x 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 86% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 904 vs 486
• 4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1687 vs 417

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II Neo K325

• 2.9x lower typical power consumption: 12 Watt vs 35 Watt
• 2.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 736 vs 256
• Around 33% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1235 vs 930

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 N970
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II Neo K325

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	904 486
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1687 417
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	256 736
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	930 1235

Compare specifications (specs)