AMD Phenom II X4 N970 vs AMD Turion II N570

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 N970 and AMD Turion II N570 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.

AMD Phenom II X4 N970

AMD Turion II N570

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 N970

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
2 more threads: 4 vs 2
Around 93% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later

Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	4 vs 2
L1 cache	512 KB vs 265 KB

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II N570

Around 23% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.2 GHz

Maximum frequency	2.7 GHz vs 2.2 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 N970
CPU 2: AMD Turion II N570

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 N970	AMD Turion II N570
PassMark - Single thread mark	904
PassMark - CPU mark	1687
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	256
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	930

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 N970	AMD Turion II N570
Essentials
Architecture codename	Champlain	Champlain
Family	AMD Phenom
Launch date	16 December 2010	16 December 2010
OPN Tray	HMN970DCR42GM
Place in performance rating	2781	not rated
Series	AMD Phenom II Quad-Core Mobile Processors	AMD Turion II
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.2 GHz
Front-side bus (FSB)	3600 MHz	3600 MHz
L1 cache	512 KB	265 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	100°C
Maximum frequency	2.2 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4	2
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Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Sockets supported	S1	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	35 Watt	35 Watt
Advanced Technologies
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)