Intel Core i3-4005U vs AMD Phenom II X4 N970

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Combined performance score

Phenom II X4 N970
1.07

Core i3-4005U outperforms Phenom II X4 N970 by 1% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i3-4005U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking22772269
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series4x AMD Phenom IIIntel Core i3
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Haswell (2013−2015)
Release date16 December 2010 (13 years old)4 September 2013 (10 years old)
Current priceno data$221

Technical specs

Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i3-4005U 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads44
Base clock speedno data1.7 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz1.7 GHz
Bus support3600 MHzno data
L1 cache512 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache2 MB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data3 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die sizeno data118 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistorsno data1,400 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i3-4005U 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
SocketS1FCBGA1168
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i3-4005U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NIno data+
AVXno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSXno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoringno data+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data+
FDIno data-
AMTno data9.5
Matrix Storageno data-
Statusno dataDiscontinued
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data+

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i3-4005U technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protectionno data+
Anti-Theftno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i3-4005U are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i3-4005U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data25.6 GB/s
ECC memory supportno data-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 4400
Max video memoryno data2 GB
Quick Sync Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data950 MHz
InTru 3Dno data+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i3-4005U integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPortno data+
HDMIno data+

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i3-4005U integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data3200x2000@60Hz
Max resolution over VGAno dataN/A

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i3-4005U integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data11.2/12
OpenGLno data4.3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i3-4005U.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data10
PCI supportno data-
USB revisionno data3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Integrated IDEno data-
Number of USB portsno data4
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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.


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.

Phenom II X4 N970 1.07
i3-4005U 1.08
+0.9%

Core i3-4005U outperforms Phenom II X4 N970 by 1% in our combined benchmark results.


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%

Phenom II X4 N970 1647
i3-4005U 1662
+0.9%

Core i3-4005U outperforms Phenom II X4 N970 by 1% in Passmark.

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Phenom II X4 N970 263
i3-4005U 509
+93.5%

Core i3-4005U outperforms Phenom II X4 N970 by 94% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Phenom II X4 N970 934
i3-4005U 1036
+10.9%

Core i3-4005U outperforms Phenom II X4 N970 by 11% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Benchmark coverage: 20%

Phenom II X4 N970 1861
i3-4005U 2514
+35.1%

Core i3-4005U outperforms Phenom II X4 N970 by 35% in Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core.

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Phenom II X4 N970 6811
+19.4%
i3-4005U 5706

Phenom II X4 N970 outperforms Core i3-4005U by 19% in Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core.

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Phenom II X4 N970 3043
+37.6%
i3-4005U 2211

Phenom II X4 N970 outperforms Core i3-4005U by 38% in 3DMark06 CPU.

wPrime 32

wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.

Benchmark coverage: 18%

Phenom II X4 N970 17.8
+64%
i3-4005U 29.2

Core i3-4005U outperforms Phenom II X4 N970 by 64% in wPrime 32.

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

Benchmark coverage: 17%

Phenom II X4 N970 3
+35.1%
i3-4005U 2

Phenom II X4 N970 outperforms Core i3-4005U by 35% in Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 1.07 1.08
Recency 16 December 2010 4 September 2013
Physical cores 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 22 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 15 Watt

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