AMD Phenom II X6 1100T BE vs AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X6 1100T BE and AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X6 1100T BE

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1496 vs 1417
  • Around 41% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3875 vs 2739
  • Around 16% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 509 vs 437
  • Around 50% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2230 vs 1485
  • 2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.711 vs 1.62
  • Around 34% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 16.192 vs 12.098
Specifications (specs)
Launch date December 2010 vs September 2010
Number of cores 6 vs 4
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1496 vs 1417
PassMark - CPU mark 3875 vs 2739
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 509 vs 437
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2230 vs 1485
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.711 vs 1.62
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 16.192 vs 12.098

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE

  • Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 3.3 GHz
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz vs 3.3 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X6 1100T BE
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1496
1417
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3875
2739
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
509
437
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
2230
1485
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4.711
1.62
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
16.192
12.098
Name AMD Phenom II X6 1100T BE AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark 1496 1417
PassMark - CPU mark 3875 2739
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 509 437
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2230 1485
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.711 1.62
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 16.192 12.098
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.182
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.204

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom II X6 1100T BE AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE

Essentials

Architecture codename Thuban Deneb
Launch date December 2010 September 2010
Place in performance rating 2711 2713
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 346 mm 258 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared) 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 3.3 GHz 3.5 GHz
Number of cores 6 4
Transistor count 904 million 758 million
Unlocked

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 125 Watt 125 Watt