AMD

Phenom II X4 970

Phenom II X4 970
BENCHMARKS (2,539)
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Effective Speed -89%Effective Speed -89%Average Score -259%Memory -4%, 1-Core -264%, 2-Core -259%, 4-Core -262%, 8-Core -507%Overclocked Score -238%1-Core -245%, 2-Core -239%, 4-Core -235%, 8-Core -469%, Memory -3%Value & Sentiment User Rating -90%, Market Share -∞%Nice To Haves -661%64-Core -793%, 64-Core -879%, Age -312%

Average Bench: 56.3% (651^st of 1442)

Based on 2,539 user benchmarks. Device: 178BFBFF00100F43 Model: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 970 Processor

Poor: 48%Average: 56.3% Great: 62%

Gaming 56%

Gunboat

Desktop 58%

Gunboat

Workstation 40%

Jet ski

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Average average bench

The AMD Phenom II X4 970 averaged 43.6% lower than the peak scores attained by the group leaders. This isn't a great result which indicates that there are much faster alternatives on the comparison list.

Strengths

Avg. Memory Latency 79.9Pts

Avg. Quad Core Speed 192Pts

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Very good consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Phenom II X4 970 is just 14.4%. This is a relatively narrow range which indicates that the AMD Phenom II X4 970 performs reasonably consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 193Pts

Avg. Octa Core Speed 194Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 2,539 samples)

Rank 65156.3%

Min	Avg	Max
69.8	Memory 79.9	89.4
42.7	1-Core 50.8	56.5
82.9	2-Core 101	114
49.6% 77.4 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
128	4-Core 192	225
134	8-Core 194	225
25.8% 193 Pts

Min	Avg	Max
130	64-Core 193	226
12% 193 Pts

User Benchmarks

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The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%

USA-User, 1 month ago.Phenom II X4 970,

CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 4.05 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)

61% Good

Memory 82.5

1-Core 57.7

2-Core 116

54% 85.5 Pts

4-Core 231

8-Core 231

31% 231 Pts

64-Core 231

14% 231 Pts

SRB-User, 1 month ago.Phenom II X4 970,

Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)

58.2% Above average

Memory 79.8

1-Core 53.9

2-Core 108

51% 80.6 Pts

4-Core 214

8-Core 215

29% 214 Pts

64-Core 217

13% 217 Pts

FRA-User, 1 month ago.Phenom II X4 970,

Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)

56% Above average

Memory 81.6

1-Core 51.7

2-Core 102

50% 78.3 Pts

4-Core 177

8-Core 192

24% 184 Pts

64-Core 186

12% 186 Pts

ARG-User, 1 month ago.Phenom II X4 970,

AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)

55.7% Above average

Memory 76.5

1-Core 50.3

2-Core 102

48% 76.4 Pts

4-Core 204

8-Core 204

27% 204 Pts

64-Core 205

13% 205 Pts

MLT-User, 2 months ago.Phenom II X4 970,

Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)

55.6% Above average

Memory 76.9

1-Core 56

2-Core 111

51% 81.3 Pts

4-Core 199

8-Core 207

27% 203 Pts

64-Core 205

13% 205 Pts

UKR-User, 2 months ago.Phenom II X4 970,

AM3, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)

52.8% Above average

Memory 75.8

1-Core 51.1

2-Core 101

48% 76 Pts

4-Core 183

8-Core 135

22% 159 Pts

64-Core 175

11% 175 Pts

TUR-User, 3 months ago.Phenom II X4 970,

Socket M2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads

Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)

50.1% Above average

Memory 81

1-Core 56.1

2-Core 65

47% 67.4 Pts

4-Core 116

8-Core 108

15% 112 Pts

64-Core 98.6

6% 98.6 Pts

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Gaming 19%

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Desktop 63%

Destroyer

Workstation 14%

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Motherboard: MSI 760GM -E51 (MS-7596)

CPU
Phenom II X4 970AMDBench 56%, 2,539 samples	1x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	4x
Radeon 3000 GraphicsATIBench 1%, 21,841 samples	4x
GTX 770Nvidia $279Bench 34%, 116,895 samples	3x

SSD
BX500 240GBCrucial $29Bench 56%, 142,801 samples	4x
850 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 110%, 154,399 samples	2x
MTS400 M.2 256GBTranscend $145Bench 79%, 1,007 samples	2x

RAM
4x2GBUnknownBench 25%, 183,252 samples	13x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	4x
2x2GBUnknownBench 20%, 446,702 samples	4x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $88

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Phenom II X4 970