Intel Core i7-970 vs AMD Phenom X4 9450e

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-970 and AMD Phenom X4 9450e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-970

• CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 9 month(s) later
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
• Around 65% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
• 6x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
• Around 74% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1467 vs 841
• 4.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 6538 vs 1455

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9450e

• Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
• Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 2x lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 130 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-970
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9450e

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1467 841
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	6538 1455

Compare specifications (specs)