Phenom II X4 970 BE vs A6 Pro-7050B

Primary details

Comparing A6 Pro-7050B and Phenom II X4 970 BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2653	not rated
Place by popularity	49	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	AMD Kaveri	no data
Architecture codename	Kaveri (2014−2015)	Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date	4 June 2014 (10 years ago)	21 September 2010 (13 years ago)
Current price	no data	$148

Detailed specifications

A6 Pro-7050B and Phenom II X4 970 BE 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 cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1024 KB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	28 nm	45 nm
Die size	245 mm2	258 mm2
Number of transistors	2410 Million	758 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes

Compatibility

Information on A6 Pro-7050B and Phenom II X4 970 BE 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 configuration	no data	1
Socket	FP3	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6 Pro-7050B and Phenom II X4 970 BE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA, DDR3-1600 Controller	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
FRTC	1	no data
PowerTune	-	no data
TrueAudio	+	no data
PowerNow	+	no data
PowerGating	+	no data
Out-of-band client management	+	no data
VirusProtect	+	no data
RAID	+	no data
HSA	1	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6 Pro-7050B and Phenom II X4 970 BE are enumerated here.

AMD-V	1	+
IOMMU 2.0	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6 Pro-7050B and Phenom II X4 970 BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1600	DDR3
Max memory channels	2	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics	no data
iGPU core count	3	no data
Number of pipelines	192	no data
Enduro	+	no data
Switchable graphics	1	no data
UVD	+	no data
VCE	+	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6 Pro-7050B and Phenom II X4 970 BE integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6 Pro-7050B and Phenom II X4 970 BE integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	DirectX® 12	no data
Vulkan	1	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6 Pro-7050B and Phenom II X4 970 BE.

PCIe version

3.0

2.0

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	4 June 2014	21 September 2010
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	28 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	125 Watt

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