AMD Phenom II X4 N970 vs Intel Core i7-1270P
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General info
Comparing Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i7-1270P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance rating | 466 | 316 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 4x AMD Phenom II | Intel Alder Lake-P |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Alder Lake-P (2022) |
| Release date | 16 December 2010 (11 years ago) | 23 February 2022 (less than a year ago) |
Technical specs
Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i7-1270P 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) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Bus support | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 80K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1.25 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 18 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | Intel 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 217 mm2 |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i7-1270P 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 | no data | 1 |
| Socket | S1 | no data |
| Thermal design power (TDP) | 35 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i7-1270P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | no data | + |
| SIPP | no data | + |
Security technologies
Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i7-1270P technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i7-1270P are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i7-1270P. Depending on the motherboards, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-5200, LPDDR4x-4267 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| ECC memory support | no data | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics eligible |
Graphics image quality
Maximum display resolutions supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i7-1270P integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.
| Max resolution over HDMI 1.4 | no data | 4096 x 2304 @ 60Hz |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i7-1270P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | 12.1 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i7-1270P.
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Overall 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.
- Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
- wPrime 32
- Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
- Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-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.
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.
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.
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.
Gaming performance
Advantages and disadvantages
| Performance rating | 14.06 | 18.83 |
| Novelty | 16 December 2010 | 23 February 2022 |
| Boost clock speed | 2200 | 4800 |
| Base clock speed | 0 | 2200 |
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 N970 and Core i7-1270P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
Competitors of Phenom II X4 N970 by Intel
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Phenom II X4 N970 from Intel is Core i9-9980HK, which is nearly equal in speed and higher by 2 positions in our rating.
Here are some closest Intel rivals to Phenom II X4 N970:
Competitors of Core i7-1270P by AMD
We believe that the nearest equivalent to Core i7-1270P by AMD is Ryzen 9 4900HS, which is slower by 1% and lower by 3 positions in our rating.
Here are some closest AMD rivals to Core i7-1270P:
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