Athlon 3000G vs Phenom II X4 970 BE
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X4 970 BE and Athlon 3000G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 1666 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 5.27 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | AMD Athlon |
| Power efficiency | no data | 7.63 |
| Architecture codename | Deneb (2009−2011) | Zen+ (2018−2019) |
| Release date | 21 September 2010 (14 years ago) | 7 November 2019 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $49 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X4 970 BE and Athlon 3000G 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | PCIe 3.0 |
| Multiplier | no data | 35 |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 4 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | 258 mm2 | 209.78 mm2? |
| Number of transistors | 758 million | 4940 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 970 BE and Athlon 3000G 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | AM3 | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 970 BE and Athlon 3000G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 970 BE and Athlon 3000G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 970 BE and Athlon 3000G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB? |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 42.671 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 970 BE and Athlon 3000G.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 6 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 21 September 2010 | 7 November 2019 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | 35 Watt |
Phenom II X4 970 BE has 100% more physical cores.
Athlon 3000G, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 257.1% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Phenom II X4 970 BE and Athlon 3000G. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 970 BE and Athlon 3000G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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