Athlon X4 970 vs Xeon 2.0

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon 2.0 and Athlon X4 970 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated2062
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Power efficiencyno data2.42
Architecture codenamePrestonia (2002)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release dateFebruary 2002 (22 years ago)27 July 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon 2.0 and Athlon X4 970 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 cores1 (Single-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads14
Base clock speedno data3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache16 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography130 nm28 nm
Die size217 mm2246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors55 million1,178 million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon 2.0 and Athlon X4 970 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 configuration21
Socket604AM4
Power consumption (TDP)89 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon 2.0 and Athlon X4 970. 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 Xeon 2.0 and Athlon X4 970 are enumerated here.

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon 2.0 and Athlon X4 970. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4 Dual-channel

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 4
Threads 1 4
Chip lithography 130 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 89 Watt 65 Watt

Athlon X4 970 has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 364.3% more advanced lithography process, and 36.9% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon 2.0 and Athlon X4 970. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon 2.0 is a server/workstation processor while Athlon X4 970 is a desktop one.


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Intel Xeon 2.0
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