Pentium Dual T3200 vs Phenom II X4 970 BE

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 970 BE and Pentium Dual Core T3200 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Pentium Dual Core
Architecture codenameDeneb (2009−2011)Merom (2006−2008)
Release date21 September 2010 (14 years ago)1 October 2008 (16 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 970 BE and Pentium Dual Core T3200 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz2 GHz
Bus rateno data667 MHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size258 mm2143 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors758 million291 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 970 BE and Pentium Dual Core T3200 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM3no data
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt35 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 970 BE and Pentium Dual Core T3200 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 970 BE and Pentium Dual Core T3200. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 970 BE and Pentium Dual Core T3200.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 21 September 2010 1 October 2008
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 35 Watt

Phenom II X4 970 BE has an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Pentium Dual T3200, on the other hand, has 257.1% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X4 970 BE and Pentium Dual Core T3200. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Phenom II X4 970 BE is a desktop processor while Pentium Dual Core T3200 is a notebook one.


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