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Phenom II X4 970

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4 Cores, 4 Threads.
Release date ≈ Q3 2016.

Average Bench: 60.2% (602nd of 1468)

Based on 22 user benchmarks.  Device: 178BFBFF00100FA0 Model: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 970 Processor
Poor: 55%Average: 60.2% Great: 63%
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 62%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat

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Above average average bench

The AMD Phenom II X4 970 averaged 39.7% 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 87.9Pts
Avg. Quad Core Speed 192Pts

Excellent consistency

The range of scores (95th - 5th percentile) for the AMD Phenom II X4 970 is just 8.4%. This is an extremely narrow range which indicates that the AMD Phenom II X4 970 performs superbly consistently under varying real world conditions.

Weaknesses

Avg. Multi Core Speed 194Pts
Avg. Octa Core Speed 190Pts

Average Bench

(Based on 22 samples)
Rank 60260.2%
Min Avg Max
77.1 Memory 87.9 100
33.5 1-Core 50.7 56.1
56.1 2-Core 100 112
52.1% 79.6 Pts
Min Avg Max
94.5 4-Core 192 218
20.1 8-Core 190 219
25.6% 191 Pts
Min Avg Max
98.5 64-Core 194 221
12% 194 Pts
User Benchmarks BenchNormalHeavyServer
The fastest CPU (mainstream) averages a speed of 100%
Socket 942, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz
62.1% Good
Memory 90
1-Core 51.3
2-Core 104
53% 81.6 Pts
4-Core 201
8-Core 200
27% 201 Pts
64-Core 198
12% 198 Pts
AM3, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
60.2% Good
Memory 87.1
1-Core 50.5
2-Core 102
52% 79.8 Pts
4-Core 196
8-Core 198
26% 197 Pts
64-Core 198
12% 198 Pts
CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 1.2 GHz (avg)
58.2% Above average
Memory 100
1-Core 33.5
2-Core 56.1
47% 63.3 Pts
4-Core 113
8-Core 20.1
11% 66.7 Pts
64-Core 136
8% 136 Pts
AM3, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
58% Above average
Memory 80.8
1-Core 51.2
2-Core 104
50% 78.5 Pts
4-Core 206
8-Core 205
28% 206 Pts
64-Core 206
13% 206 Pts
AM3R2, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
53.2% Above average
Memory 77.5
1-Core 44.9
2-Core 88.7
46% 70.4 Pts
4-Core 170
8-Core 169
23% 169 Pts
64-Core 164
10% 164 Pts
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Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 16%
Surfboard

Motherboard: Asus M5A78L/USB3

CPU
Phenom II X4 970AMDBench 60%, 22 samples1x
GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia  $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples8x
GTX 650Nvidia  $112Bench 8%, 69,673 samples6x
GeForce GT 730NvidiaBench 5%, 164,888 samples5x
SSD
BX500 240GBCrucial  $23Bench 56%, 142,801 samples4x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston  $36Bench 54%, 339,020 samples4x
A400 240GBKingston  $25Bench 66%, 424,288 samples3x
RAM
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples28x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples20x
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples11x
EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 91% - Outstanding Total price: $82

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