HD Graphics 530 vs Phenom II X4 970 BE
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X4 970 BE and HD Graphics 530 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel HD Graphics |
| Architecture codename | Deneb (2009−2011) | Gen9 |
| Release date | 21 September 2010 (13 years ago) | no data |
| Current price | $148 | $614 |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X4 970 BE and HD Graphics 530 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) | no data |
| Threads | 4 | no data |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 0.35 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm0.014 μm 1.4e-5 mm |
| Die size | 258 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 758 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 970 BE and HD Graphics 530 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 | AM3 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 125 Watt | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 970 BE and HD Graphics 530 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 970 BE and HD Graphics 530. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 65,536 MB 67,108,864 KB 68,719,476,736 B 0.0625 TiB 64 GB |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 970 BE and HD Graphics 530.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
We couldn't decide between Phenom II X4 970 BE and HD Graphics 530. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Phenom II X4 970 BE is a desktop processor while HD Graphics 530 is a notebook one.
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