Intel Core i7 970 vs AMD Athlon II X4 635

Head-to-head processor comparison

Aggregated Scores

Combined benchmark scores for both processors


Overall Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,006

Rank #869

vs
4,304

Rank #1,524

5,006
4,304

Core i7 970 wins by 14% (Rank #869 vs #1524)

Singlecore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

4,980

Rank #947

vs
4,215

Rank #1,558

4,980
4,215

Core i7 970 wins by 15.4% (Rank #947 vs #1558)

Multicore Score

Out of 2,060 results in the database

5,044

Rank #612

vs
4,438

Rank #1,356

5,044
4,438

Core i7 970 wins by 12% (Rank #612 vs #1356)

Number Crunching

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,520

Rank #1,381

Number Crunching not available for both processors.

Data Processing

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,532

Rank #1,143

Data Processing not available for both processors.

Physics & Compute

Out of 1,771 results in the database

--
vs
4,502

Rank #1,391

Physics & Compute not available for both processors.


Specifications

Side-by-side comparison of key specifications


Specification Core i7 970 Athlon II X4 635 Diff
Cores
6
2
+66.7%
Threads
12
2
+83.3%
Base Frequency
3,200 MHz
2,800 MHz
+12.5%
Clock Multiplier --
15x
L1 Cache --
125 KB
L2 Cache --
0 MiB
Memory Channels
3
2
+33.3%
Maximum Memory
0 GB
0 GB
-25%
Max Bandwidth
26 GB/s
21 GB/s
+18%
PCIe Lanes
16
12
+25%
Max CPUs
1
1
0%
TDP (lower is better)
130 W
55 W
57.7% more
Process (lower is better)
32 nm
22 nm
31.3% more

General Information

Specification Core i7 970 Athlon II X4 635
Designer Intel AMD
Model Number i7-970 G2010
Core Name -- Propus
Socket FCLGA1366 FCLGA1155
Package -- µPGA
Memory Type DDR3 800/1066 DDR3 1333
ECC Support No Yes
PCIe Revision 3.0 2.0
PCIe Configuration 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4 up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4
Market Segment -- Desktop
Locked Multiplier -- Yes

Designer

Core i7 970
Intel
Athlon II X4 635
AMD

Model Number

Core i7 970
i7-970
Athlon II X4 635
G2010

Core Name

Core i7 970
--
Athlon II X4 635
Propus

Socket

Core i7 970
FCLGA1366
Athlon II X4 635
FCLGA1155

Package

Core i7 970
--
Athlon II X4 635
µPGA

Memory Type

Core i7 970
DDR3 800/1066
Athlon II X4 635
DDR3 1333

ECC Support

Core i7 970
No
Athlon II X4 635
Yes

PCIe Revision

Core i7 970
3.0
Athlon II X4 635
2.0

PCIe Configuration

Core i7 970
1x16, 2x8, 1x8 2x4
Athlon II X4 635
up to 1x16, 2x8, 1x8 & 2x4

Market Segment

Core i7 970
--
Athlon II X4 635
Desktop

Locked Multiplier

Core i7 970
--
Athlon II X4 635
Yes

Physical Specifications

Manufacturing process and die characteristics


Specification Core i7 970 Athlon II X4 635
Process 32 nm 22 nm
Die Area -- 169 mm²
Transistor Count -- 0.00 billion
Word Size 64-bit 64-bit

Process

Core i7 970
32 nm
Athlon II X4 635
22 nm

Die Area

Core i7 970
--
Athlon II X4 635
169 mm²

Transistor Count

Core i7 970
--
Athlon II X4 635
0.00 billion

Word Size

Core i7 970
64-bit
Athlon II X4 635
64-bit

Integrated Graphics

Integrated GPU specifications comparison


Specification Core i7 970 Athlon II X4 635
GPU HD Graphics 4000 HD Graphics
GPU Designer Intel Intel
GPU Max Frequency 1250 MHz 1050 MHz

GPU

Core i7 970
HD Graphics 4000
Athlon II X4 635
HD Graphics

GPU Designer

Core i7 970
Intel
Athlon II X4 635
Intel

GPU Max Frequency

Core i7 970
1250 MHz
Athlon II X4 635
1050 MHz

CPU Extensions

Supported instruction set extensions comparison


Extension Core i7 970 Athlon II X4 635
3DNow!
AES
AMD-V
AVX2
EIST
EPT
FMA
Flex Memory
HT
IPT
MMX
SIPP
SMEP
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
SSE4.1
SSE4.2
SSE4a
Secure Key
TSX
TXT
VT-d
VT-x
vPro
x86-64