Athlon X4 970
AMD
PassMark
2,644
Performance
Budget
Performance Spectrum - CPU
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Overview
The Athlon X4 970 is manufactured by AMD. It was released in 27 July 2017 (8 years ago). It is based on the Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) architecture. It features 4 cores and 4 threads. Base frequency is 3.8 GHz, with boost up to 4 GHz. L3 cache: 0 kB. L2 cache: 512 kB (per core). Built on 28 nm process technology. Socket: AM4. Thermal design power (TDP): 65 Watt. Memory support: DDR4 Dual-channel. Passmark benchmark score: 2,644 points.
Specifications
General
- Type
- desktop
- Designer
- AMD
- Release date
- 27 July 2017 (8 years ago)
- Architecture codename
- Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
- Performance ranking position
- 2347
Technical
- Cores
- 4
- Threads
- 4
- Die size
- 246 mm2
- L1 cache
- 128 kB (per core)
- L2 cache
- 512 kB (per core)
- L3 cache
- 0 kB
- Max frequency
- 4 GHz
- 64-bit support
- +
- Base frequency
- 3.8 GHz
- Transistor count
- 1,178 million
- Process technology
- 28 nm
- Unlocked multiplier
- +
- Max case temperature (TCase)
- 74 °C
- Compatibilidade com Windows 11
- -
Compatibility
- Socket
- AM4
- Power consumption (TDP)
- 65 Watt
- Max processors in config
- 1
Memory
- RAM types
- DDR4 Dual-channel
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