AMD Athlon X4 970 vs AMD A10-9700
Summary
AMD Athlon X4 970
106%
AMD A10-9700
100%
Relative performance
AMD Athlon X4 970
105%
AMD A10-9700
100%
Relative performance
AMD Athlon X4 970
108%
AMD A10-9700
100%
Relative performance
Reasons to consider AMD Athlon X4 970 |
| 5% higher single threaded performance. |
| 8% higher multi threaded performance. |
| Around 6% higher average synthetic performance. |
Reasons to consider AMD A10-9700 |
| Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Athlon X4 970. |
Gaming
HWBench recommends AMD Athlon X4 970
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
No clear winner declared
Features
| AMD Athlon X4 970 | | AMD A10-9700 | |
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| MMX | | | |
| 3DNow! | | | |
| SSE | | | |
| SSE2 | | | |
| SSE3 | | | |
| SSE4 | | | |
| SSE4.1 | | | |
| SSE4.2 | | | |
| SSE4A | | | |
| AMD64 | | | |
| AES | | | |
| AVX | | | |
| AVX2 | | | |
| BMI1 | | | |
| BMI2 | | | |
| FMA3 | | | |
| FMA4 | | | |
| F16C | | | |
| TBM | | | |
| XOP | | | |
| AMD-V | | | |
| EVP | | | |
| Turbo Core | | | |
| CnQ | | | |
| NX bit | | | |
Architecture
| AMD Athlon X4 970 | | AMD A10-9700 | |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Excavator | vs | AMD Excavator |
| Market | Desktop | vs | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4 | vs | DDR4 |
| Codename | Bristol Ridge | vs | Bristol Ridge |
| Release Date | Jul 2017 | vs | Sep 2016 |
Cores
| AMD Athlon X4 970 | | AMD A10-9700 | |
|---|
| Cores | 4 | vs | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | vs | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | vs | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | No | vs | Radeon R7 |
Cache
| AMD Athlon X4 970 | | AMD A10-9700 | |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 128 KB (per core) | vs | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512 KB (per core) | vs | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 0 KB | vs | 0 KB |
Physical
| AMD Athlon X4 970 | | AMD A10-9700 | |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM4 | vs | AMD Socket AM4 |
| Max Case Temp | 74°C | vs | unknown |
| Package | uPGA | vs | uPGA |
| Die Size | 246mm² | vs | unknown |
| Process | 28 nm | vs | 14 nm |
Performance
| AMD Athlon X4 970 | | AMD A10-9700 | |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3800 MHz | vs | 3500 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | 4000 MHz | vs | 3800 MHz |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | vs | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | 1.475 V | vs | unknown |
| TDP | 65 W | vs | 65 W |
AMD Athlon X4 970
2760 points
AMD A10-9700
2622 points
Points - higher is better
AMD Athlon X4 970
9124 points
AMD A10-9700
8404 points
Points - higher is better
points - higher is better
points - higher is better