Athlon X4 970 vs A4-5050

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Aggregate performance score

A4-5050
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
0.84
Athlon X4 970
2017
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.66
+97.6%

Athlon X4 970 outperforms A4-5050 by an impressive 98% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-5050 and Athlon X4 970 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25912076
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency5.302.42
Architecture codenameKabini (2013−2014)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date1 February 2014 (10 years ago)27 July 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-5050 and Athlon X4 970 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speedno data3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed1.5 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache128K (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm28 nm
Die size246 mm2246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)90 °C74 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on A4-5050 and Athlon X4 970 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFT3AM4
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-5050 and Athlon X4 970. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVXno data
AES-NI++
FMA-+
AVX++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-5050 and Athlon X4 970 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-5050 and Athlon X4 970. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4 Dual-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 8330 (? - 500 MHz)no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A4-5050 0.84
Athlon X4 970 1.66
+97.6%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A4-5050 1328
Athlon X4 970 2644
+99.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.84 1.66
Recency 1 February 2014 27 July 2017
Chip lithography 32 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 65 Watt

A4-5050 has 333.3% lower power consumption.

Athlon X4 970, on the other hand, has a 97.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Athlon X4 970 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-5050 in performance tests.

Be aware that A4-5050 is a notebook processor while Athlon X4 970 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A4-5050 and Athlon X4 970, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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