Athlon X4 870K vs VIA Nano QuadCore L4700

Primary details

Comparing VIA Nano QuadCore L4700 and Athlon X4 870K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	1823
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	VIA	no data
Architecture codename	CNQ (2011)	Godaveri (2015−2016)
Release date	17 May 2011 (13 years ago)	December 2015 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

VIA Nano QuadCore L4700 and Athlon X4 870K 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	1.2 GHz	3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.46 GHz	4.1 GHz
Bus rate	1333 MHz	no data
L1 cache	512 KB	256K
L2 cache	4 MB	4 MB
Chip lithography	40 nm	28 nm
Die size	132 mm2	245 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	no data	2,411 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on VIA Nano QuadCore L4700 and Athlon X4 870K 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	BGA	FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	27.5 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by VIA Nano QuadCore L4700 and Athlon X4 870K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by VIA Nano QuadCore L4700 and Athlon X4 870K are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by VIA Nano QuadCore L4700 and Athlon X4 870K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR3-2133

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by VIA Nano QuadCore L4700 and Athlon X4 870K.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Pros & cons summary

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Chip lithography	40 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	27 Watt	95 Watt

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