AMD Athlon 3000G vs AMD Athlon X4 970
Summary
AMD Athlon 3000G
144%
AMD Athlon X4 970
100%
Relative performance
AMD Athlon 3000G
163%
AMD Athlon X4 970
100%
Relative performance
AMD Athlon 3000G
124%
AMD Athlon X4 970
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD Athlon 3000G |
| Much higher single threaded performance (around 63% higher), makes a noticeable performance difference in gaming and the majority of applications. |
| Much higher multi threaded performance (around 24% higher). This allows for higher performance in professional applications like encoding or heavy multitasking. |
| This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below). |
| Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Athlon X4 970. |
| Around 44% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider AMD Athlon X4 970 |
| None |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD Athlon 3000G
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
HWBench recommends AMD Athlon 3000G
Based on productivity benchmarks, overall multithreaded performance and theoretical specifications.
Features
| AMD Athlon 3000G | | AMD Athlon X4 970 | |
|---|
| MMX | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSSE3 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| AES | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| SHA | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| EVP | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| SMAP | | | |
| SMEP | | | |
| 3DNow! | | | |
| SSE4 | | | |
| FMA4 | | | |
| TBM | | | |
| XOP | | | |
| Turbo Core | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Athlon 3000G | | AMD Athlon X4 970 | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen | vs | AMD Excavator |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4
Dual-channel | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Zen | vs | Bristol Ridge |
| Release Date | Nov 2019 | vs | Jul 2017 |
Cores
| AMD Athlon 3000G | | AMD Athlon X4 970 | |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | vs | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 | vs | No |
Cache
| AMD Athlon 3000G | | AMD Athlon X4 970 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | vs | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | vs | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 4MB (shared) | vs | 0 KB |
Physical
| AMD Athlon 3000G | | AMD Athlon X4 970 | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM4 | vs | AMD Socket AM4 |
| Max Case Temp | N/A | vs | 74°C |
| Package | µPGA | vs | uPGA |
| Die Size | 148mm² | vs | 246mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | vs | 28 nm |
Performance
| AMD Athlon 3000G | | AMD Athlon X4 970 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3500 MHz | vs | 3800 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | vs | 4000 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | vs | 1.475 V |
| TDP | 35 W | vs | 65 W |
AMD Athlon 3000G
3850 points
AMD Athlon X4 970
2760 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Athlon 3000G
9394 points
AMD Athlon X4 970
9124 points
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better