Atom N470 vs FX-9370
Primary details
Comparing FX-9370 and Atom N470 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1360 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 1.20 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Atom |
| Architecture codename | Vishera (2012−2015) | Pineview (2009−2011) |
| Release date | 6 July 2013 (10 years ago) | 1 March 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $75 |
| Current price | $162 | $65 (0.9x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
FX-9370 and Atom N470 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 1.83 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.7 GHz | 1.83 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 533 MHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 8192 KB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 315 mm2 | 66 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 57 °C | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 1,200 million | 123 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
| P0 Vcore voltage | Min: 1.375 V - Max: 1.5375 V | no data |
Compatibility
Information on FX-9370 and Atom N470 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 | 1 |
| Socket | AM3+ | FCBGA559 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 220 Watt | 6.5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-9370 and Atom N470. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | + | no data |
| FMA | + | no data |
| AVX | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
FX-9370 and Atom N470 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-9370 and Atom N470 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-9370 and Atom N470. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR2 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 2 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel GMA 3150 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-9370 and Atom N470.
| PCIe version | n/a | 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.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
FX-9370 outperforms Atom N470 by 2653% in Passmark.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 July 2013 | 1 March 2010 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 1 |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 220 Watt | 6 Watt |
We couldn't decide between FX-9370 and Atom N470. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that FX-9370 is a desktop processor while Atom N470 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between FX-9370 and Atom N470, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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