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CPU

AMD

Phenom II X4 970

Processor

CPU cores: 4^*
Thermal design power: 125 W^*

Benchmark results

PassMark · version unreported · cpuMark2,644^*Platform unreported Compare results
PassMark · version unreported · threadMark1,412^*Platform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 1-Core Pts63.20^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 2-Core Pts126^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 4-Core Pts238^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 64-Core Pts240^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · 8-Core Pts240^* pointsPlatform unreported Compare results
Reported score · version unreported · mark4,326^*Platform unreported Compare results

Processing & platform

CPU cores: 4^*
Architecture: K10^*
Socket / package: AM3^*

Power specifications

Thermal design power: 125 W^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 11 fields

name: AMD Phenom II X4 970^*
cores: 4^*
logicals: 1^*
samples: 367^*
price: 65^*
tdp: 125^*
date: 2010-09-01^*
socket: AM3^*
speed: 3,500^*
turbo: 0^*
cpuCount: 1^*

Specifications 2 · 2 fields

brand: AMD^*
name: AMD Phenom II X4 970^*

Specifications 3 · 10 fields

name: AMD Phenom II X4 970^*
socket: AM3^*
price: $148.11*^*
mark: 4,326^*
value: 29.21^*
single thread: 1,228^*
single thread value: 8.29^*
tdp: 125^*
powerperf: 34^*
testdate: Sep 2010^*

Specifications 4 · 5 fields

microarchitecture

K10^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD Phenom II X4 970^*
catalogue_reference: AMD Phenom II X4 970^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Reported core clock

3.5^* GHz

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD Phenom II X4 970^*
catalogue_reference: AMD Phenom II X4 970^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Source calls this core clock; it is not relabelled as base, sustained or gaming clock.^*

core count

4^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD Phenom II X4 970^*
catalogue_reference: AMD Phenom II X4 970^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

name

AMD Phenom II X4 970^*

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD Phenom II X4 970^*
catalogue_reference: AMD Phenom II X4 970^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

tdp

125^* W

Scope and conditions

source_native_row_context

category: cpu^*
original_product_name: AMD Phenom II X4 970^*
catalogue_reference: AMD Phenom II X4 970^*
identity_scope: source-exact-processor-name^*
dataset_date: 2025-07-23^*

scope

Historical publisher declaration. Missing or conflicting observations remain unverified; no benchmark or tested performance inferred.^*

Specifications 5 · 9 fields

Brand: AMD^*
Model: Phenom II X4 970^*
1-Core Pts: 63.2^*
2-Core Pts: 126^*
4-Core Pts: 238^*
8-Core Pts: 240^*
64-Core Pts: 240^*
Samples: 2,400^*
Age (months): 100^*

Specifications 6 · 11 fields

cpuName

AMD Phenom II X4 970^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

testDate

2,010^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

socket

AM3^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

price

59.88^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

cpuMark

2,644^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

cpuValue

44.15^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

threadMark

1,412^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

threadValue

23.58^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

TDP

125^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

powerPerf

21.15^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

cores

4^*

Scope and conditions

benchmark_context

suite: PassMark^*
test_configuration_verified: No^*
comparable: No^*

* Provisional data