GX-420GI vs Athlon X4 970
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2346 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | 2.47 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Brown Falcon (2016) |
| Release date | 27 July 2017 (8 years ago) | 23 February 2016 (9 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon X4 970 and GX-420GI 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 | 3.8 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 320 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1 MB (per module) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 28 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X4 970 and GX-420GI 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | AM4 | FP4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 970 and GX-420GI. 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 Athlon X4 970 and GX-420GI are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 970 and GX-420GI. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Radeon R7E 6CU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 970 and GX-420GI.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 8 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 27 July 2017 | 23 February 2016 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 15 Watt |
Athlon X4 970 has an age advantage of 1 year.
GX-420GI, on the other hand, has 333.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between AMD Athlon X4 970 and AMD GX-420GI. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon X4 970 is a desktop processor while GX-420GI is a notebook one.
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