3020e vs Phenom II X4 N970
Aggregate performance score
3020e outperforms Phenom II X4 N970 by a considerable 48% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X4 N970 and 3020e processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2433 | 2121 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 4x AMD Phenom II | AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU) |
| Power efficiency | 2.80 | 24.19 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Dali (Zen) (2020) |
| Release date | 16 December 2010 (13 years ago) | 4 August 2020 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X4 N970 and 3020e 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 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 1.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 192 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 4 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 N970 and 3020e 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 | FT5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 6 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and 3020e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and 3020e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
wPrime 32
wPrime 32M is a math multi-thread processor test, which calculates square roots of first 32 million integer numbers. Its result is measured in seconds, so that the less is benchmark result, the faster the processor.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.04 | 1.54 |
| Recency | 16 December 2010 | 4 August 2020 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 6 Watt |
Phenom II X4 N970 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
3020e, on the other hand, has a 48.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 483.3% lower power consumption.
The 3020e is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 N970 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 N970 and 3020e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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