GX-210JA vs Phenom II X4 N970
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X4 N970 and GX-210JA processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2433 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 4x AMD Phenom II | AMD |
| Power efficiency | 2.80 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Temash (2013) |
| Release date | 16 December 2010 (13 years ago) | 23 May 2013 (11 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X4 N970 and GX-210JA 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 1 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 28 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 N970 and GX-210JA 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.
| Socket | S1 | FT3 BGA |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and GX-210JA. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and GX-210JA. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR3 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 16 December 2010 | 23 May 2013 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 6 Watt |
Phenom II X4 N970 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
GX-210JA, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 483.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Phenom II X4 N970 and GX-210JA. We've got no test results to judge.
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