Duron 900 vs Phenom II X4 N970
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2736 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 4x AMD Phenom II | AMD Duron |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Spitfire (2000−2001) |
| Release date | 16 December 2010 (15 years ago) | 20 August 2001 (24 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $129 |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X4 N970 and Duron 900 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 0.9 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | 200 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 9 |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 64 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | no data | 105.68 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 25 million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 N970 and Duron 900 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | S1 | A |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 MB | 25 Watt |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Duron 900. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR1 Depends on motherboard |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 16 December 2010 | 20 August 2001 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 180 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 Watt | 25 Watt |
Phenom II X4 N970 has an age advantage of 9 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 1150% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between AMD Phenom II X4 N970 and AMD Duron 900. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Phenom II X4 N970 is a notebook processor while Duron 900 is a desktop one.
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