AMD Phenom II X4 N970 vs AMD Athlon Neo MV-40

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 N970 and AMD Athlon Neo MV-40 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 1 year(s) 11 month(s) later
  • 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
  • 3 more threads: 4 vs 1
  • Around 38% higher clock speed: 2.2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
  • Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 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 86% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 904 vs 485
  • 6.1x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1687 vs 275
  • Around 29% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 930 vs 719
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 16 December 2010 vs 6 January 2009
Number of cores 4 vs 1
Number of threads 4 vs 1
Maximum frequency 2.2 GHz vs 1.6 GHz
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 95 °C
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache 512 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 2 MB vs 512 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 904 vs 485
PassMark - CPU mark 1687 vs 275
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 930 vs 719

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon Neo MV-40

  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • 3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 777 vs 256
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 777 vs 256

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 N970
CPU 2: AMD Athlon Neo MV-40

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
904
485
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1687
275
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
256
777
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
930
719
Name AMD Phenom II X4 N970 AMD Athlon Neo MV-40
PassMark - Single thread mark 904 485
PassMark - CPU mark 1687 275
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 256 777
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 930 719

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom II X4 N970 AMD Athlon Neo MV-40

Essentials

Architecture codename Champlain Huron
Family AMD Phenom
Launch date 16 December 2010 6 January 2009
OPN Tray HMN970DCR42GM
Place in performance rating 2790 2795
Series AMD Phenom II Quad-Core Mobile Processors AMD Athlon Neo
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.2 GHz
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz 1600 MHz
L1 cache 512 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 100°C 95 °C
Maximum frequency 2.2 GHz 1.6 GHz
Number of cores 4 1
Number of threads 4 1
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Memory

Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Sockets supported S1 ASB1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

Advanced Technologies

VirusProtect

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)