Athlon X4 870K vs VIA Nano QuadCore L4700

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Primary details

Comparing VIA Nano QuadCore L4700 and Athlon X4 870K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated1851
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesVIAno data
Power efficiencyno data2.14
Architecture codenameCNQ (2011)Godaveri (2014−2016)
Release date17 May 2011 (13 years ago)December 2015 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

VIA Nano QuadCore L4700 and Athlon X4 870K 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.2 GHz3.9 GHz
Boost clock speed1.46 GHz4.1 GHz
Bus rate1333 MHzno data
L1 cache512 KB256K
L2 cache4 MB4 MB
Chip lithography40 nm28 nm
Die size132 mm2245 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
Number of transistorsno data2,411 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on VIA Nano QuadCore L4700 and Athlon X4 870K 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
SocketBGAFM2+
Power consumption (TDP)27.5 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by VIA Nano QuadCore L4700 and Athlon X4 870K. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by VIA Nano QuadCore L4700 and Athlon X4 870K are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by VIA Nano QuadCore L4700 and Athlon X4 870K. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3-2133

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by VIA Nano QuadCore L4700 and Athlon X4 870K.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 40 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 95 Watt

VIA Nano QuadCore L4700 has 251.9% lower power consumption.

Athlon X4 870K, on the other hand, has a 42.9% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between VIA Nano QuadCore L4700 and Athlon X4 870K. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that VIA Nano QuadCore L4700 is a notebook processor while Athlon X4 870K is a desktop one.


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