Ultra 5 236V vs Phenom II X4 N970

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 N970 and Core Ultra 5 236V processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2435not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series4x AMD Phenom IIno data
Power efficiency2.81no data
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Lunar Lake (2024)
Release date16 December 2010 (13 years ago)24 September 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 N970 and Core Ultra 5 236V 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz37 MHz
L1 cache512 KB192 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB2.5 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm3 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 N970 and Core Ultra 5 236V 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 configurationno data1
SocketS1Intel BGA 2833
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core Ultra 5 236V. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
TSX-+

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 N970 and Core Ultra 5 236V technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core Ultra 5 236V are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core Ultra 5 236V. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataArc 130V

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core Ultra 5 236V.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data4

Pros & cons summary


Recency 16 December 2010 24 September 2024
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 45 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 17 Watt

Ultra 5 236V has an age advantage of 13 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 1400% more advanced lithography process, and 105.9% lower power consumption.

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