Athlon 64 3200+ vs Phenom II X4 N970
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X4 N970 and Athlon 64 3200+ processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2429 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | 4x AMD Phenom II | no data |
| Power efficiency | 2.81 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Clawhammer (2001−2005) |
| Release date | 16 December 2010 (13 years ago) | January 2001 (23 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $150 |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X4 N970 and Athlon 64 3200+ 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Boost clock speed | 2.2 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 512K |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | no data | 193 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 154 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 N970 and Athlon 64 3200+ 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 | S1 | 754 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 89 Watt |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 89 Watt |
Phenom II X4 N970 has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 188.9% more advanced lithography process, and 154.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Phenom II X4 N970 and Athlon 64 3200+. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Phenom II X4 N970 is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 3200+ is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 N970 and Athlon 64 3200+, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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