Pentium B970 vs A6-7400K

Aggregate performance score

A6-7400K
2014
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
1.03
+51.5%
Pentium B970
2012
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.68

A6-7400K outperforms Pentium B970 by an impressive 51% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A6-7400K and Pentium B970 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24412726
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium
Power efficiency1.491.83
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date31 July 2014 (10 years ago)16 January 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$125

Detailed specifications

A6-7400K and Pentium B970 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed3.5 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz2.3 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rateno data4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data23
L1 cache128 KB128 KB
L2 cache1024 KB512 KB
L3 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm32 nm
Die size245 mm2131 mm2
Maximum core temperature70 °C85 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,411 million504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on A6-7400K and Pentium B970 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 configuration11 (Uniprocessor)
SocketFM2+FCPGA988
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-7400K and Pentium B970. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AES-NI+-
FMA++
AVX+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

A6-7400K and Pentium B970 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-7400K and Pentium B970 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-
EPTno data-
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-7400K and Pentium B970. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-1866DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channels22
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R5 GraphicsIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processors
iGPU core count4no data
Number of pipelines256no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-
Graphics max frequencyno data1.15 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A6-7400K and Pentium B970 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
eDPno data+
DisplayPort++
HDMI++
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A6-7400K and Pentium B970 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-7400K and Pentium B970.

PCIe version3.02.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

A6-7400K 1.03
+51.5%
Pentium B970 0.68

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.

A6-7400K 1631
+52%
Pentium B970 1073

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A6-7400K 405
+13.1%
Pentium B970 358

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A6-7400K 559
Pentium B970 579
+3.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.03 0.68
Recency 31 July 2014 16 January 2012
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

A6-7400K has a 51.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, and a 14.3% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium B970, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.

The A6-7400K is our recommended choice as it beats the Pentium B970 in performance tests.

Note that A6-7400K is a desktop processor while Pentium B970 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A6-7400K and Pentium B970, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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