Ryzen 7 5700GE vs Athlon X4 970

Place in the ranking	2038	505
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	no data	AMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency	2.42	38.19
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)	Zen 3
Release date	27 July 2017 (7 years ago)	no data

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 970 and Ryzen 7 5700GE 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	4 (Quad-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	4	16
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	4.6 GHz
Multiplier	no data	32
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	512 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	0 KB	16 MB
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Die size	246 mm²	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	no data
Number of transistors	1,178 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 970 and Ryzen 7 5700GE 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	1	no data
Socket	AM4	Socket AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 970 and Ryzen 7 5700GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	+
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 970 and Ryzen 7 5700GE are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 970 and Ryzen 7 5700GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000)

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 X4 970 1.73

Ryzen 7 5700GE 14.69
+749%

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 X4 970 2644

Ryzen 7 5700GE 22436
+749%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.73	14.69
Physical cores	4	8
Threads	4	16
Chip lithography	28 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	35 Watt

Ryzen 7 5700GE has a 749.1% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 7 5700GE is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X4 970 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X4 970 and Ryzen 7 5700GE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.