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AMD Phenom II X4 970
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| Socket | AM3 | ||
| Number of cores | 4 | ||
| Clock rate | 3.5 GHz | ||
| Cache | 2 MB | ||
| Thermal Design Power | 125 W | ||
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| Technology | 45 nm |
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Régis Jehl
Translator: Jack Sims
Test date: September 29, 2010
Translator: Jack Sims
Test date: September 29, 2010
The AMD Phenom II X4 970 takes on the torch carried by the X4 965. It has four cores and offers slightly higher clocks: 3.5 GHz for the four cores, which is an increase of 100 MHz on the 965.
In practice this gives a performance increase of around 5%, which places it just below the Intel Core i5 750 (4 cores, 2.66 GHz and Turbo at 3.20 GHz).
General performance average
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For a more detailed analysis of the Phenom II X4 900 four-core series, please see our full review of the AMD Phenom II X4 965. Lastly, don't forget that our performance index gives a summary of performances for all the processors we've reviewed to date.
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Pluses
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Good performance in heavy applications
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Good gaming performance
Minuses
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High energy consumption
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No Turbo mode
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No Hyper-threading
A mid-range quad core that does what's asked of it well. Notably, it's at ease in gaming.
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