Phenom II X4 N970 vs Athlon 200GE

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon 200GE
2018
2 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.59
+149%
Phenom II X4 N970
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.04

Athlon 200GE outperforms Phenom II X4 N970 by a whopping 149% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon 200GE and Phenom II X4 N970 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking17232435
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.27no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Athlon4x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency7.002.81
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date1 June 2018 (6 years ago)16 December 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$55no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon 200GE and Phenom II X4 N970 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rateno data3600 MHz
Multiplier32no data
L1 cache96K (per core)512 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)2 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography14 nm45 nm
Die size209.78 mm2no data
Number of transistors4,800 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 200GE and Phenom II X4 N970 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketAM4S1
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 200GE and Phenom II X4 N970. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon 200GE and Phenom II X4 N970 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 200GE and Phenom II X4 N970. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelno data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth42.671 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon Vega 3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon 200GE and Phenom II X4 N970.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no 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.

Athlon 200GE 2.59
+149%
Phenom II X4 N970 1.04

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.

Athlon 200GE 4115
+150%
Phenom II X4 N970 1647

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon 200GE 922
+251%
Phenom II X4 N970 263

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon 200GE 1906
+104%
Phenom II X4 N970 934

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.59 1.04
Recency 1 June 2018 16 December 2010
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 45 nm

Athlon 200GE has a 149% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, and a 221.4% more advanced lithography process.

Phenom II X4 N970, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.

The Athlon 200GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 N970 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon 200GE is a desktop processor while Phenom II X4 N970 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 200GE and Phenom II X4 N970, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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