Core 2 Duo E4500 vs Phenom II X4 N970

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X4 N970
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.04
+126%
Core 2 Duo E4500
2007
2 cores / 2 threads, 65 Watt
0.46

Phenom II X4 N970 outperforms Core 2 Duo E4500 by a whopping 126% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 N970 and Core 2 Duo E4500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24492936
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Series4x AMD Phenom IIno data
Power efficiency2.810.67
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Allendale (2006−2009)
Release date16 December 2010 (14 years ago)July 2007 (17 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 N970 and Core 2 Duo E4500 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 speedno data2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz800 MHz
L1 cache512 KB64 KB
L2 cache2 MB2 MB
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die sizeno data111 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data73 °C
Number of transistorsno data167 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
VID voltage rangeno data0.85V-1.5V

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 N970 and Core 2 Duo E4500 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 configurationno data1
SocketS1LGA775
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core 2 Duo E4500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FSB parityno data-

Security technologies

Phenom II X4 N970 and Core 2 Duo E4500 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core 2 Duo E4500 are enumerated here.

VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 N970 and Core 2 Duo E4500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR1, DDR2, DDR3

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.

Phenom II X4 N970 1.04
+126%
Core 2 Duo E4500 0.46

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.

Phenom II X4 N970 1647
+124%
Core 2 Duo E4500 734

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.

Phenom II X4 N970 263
+14.3%
Core 2 Duo E4500 230

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.

Phenom II X4 N970 934
+148%
Core 2 Duo E4500 376

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.04 0.46
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 65 Watt

Phenom II X4 N970 has a 126.1% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 44.4% more advanced lithography process, and 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Phenom II X4 N970 is our recommended choice as it beats the Core 2 Duo E4500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Phenom II X4 N970 is a notebook processor while Core 2 Duo E4500 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 N970 and Core 2 Duo E4500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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