FX-4350 vs Phenom II X4 N970

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 N970 and FX-4350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2329	1787
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.73
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	4x AMD Phenom II	no data
Architecture codename	Champlain (2010−2011)	Vishera (2012−2015)
Release date	16 December 2010 (13 years ago)	29 April 2013 (11 years ago)
Current price	no data	$92

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 N970 and FX-4350 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4	4
Base clock speed	no data	4.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	4.3 GHz
Bus support	3600 MHz	no data
L1 cache	512 KB	no data
L2 cache	2 MB	4096 KB
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	315 mm2
Maximum core temperature	no data	61 °C
Number of transistors	no data	1,200 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	Yes
P0 Vcore voltage	no data	Min: 1.275 V - Max: 1.4 V

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 N970 and FX-4350 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	AM3+
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and FX-4350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	no data	+
FMA	no data	+
AVX	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and FX-4350 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

no data

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and FX-4350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and FX-4350.

PCIe version

no data

n/a

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

FX-4350 outperforms Phenom II X4 N970 by 102% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.06	2.14
Recency	16 December 2010	29 April 2013
Chip lithography	45 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	125 Watt

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