Connectivity
AMD Socket AM4
The AMD Athlon X4 970 is a desktop processor with 4 cores, launched in July 2017. It is part of the Athlon lineup, using the Bristol Ridge architecture with Socket AM4. Athlon X4 970 has 2 MB of L2 cache and operates at 3.8 GHz by default, but can boost up to 4 GHz, depending on the workload. AMD is building the Athlon X4 970 on a 28 nm production process using 3,100 million transistors. The silicon die of the chip is not fabricated at AMD, but at the foundry of GlobalFoundries. The multiplier is locked on Athlon X4 970, which limits its overclocking capabilities.
With a TDP of 65 W, the Athlon X4 970 consumes typical power levels for a modern PC. AMD's processor supports DDR4 memory with a dual-channel interface. The highest officially supported memory speed is 2400 MT/s, but with overclocking (and the right memory modules) you can go even higher. For communication with other components in the machine, Athlon X4 970 uses a PCI-Express Gen 3 connection. This processor does not have integrated graphics, you will need a separate graphics card.
Hardware virtualization is available on the Athlon X4 970, which greatly improves virtual machine performance. Programs using Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) will run on this processor, boosting performance for calculation-heavy applications. Besides AVX, AMD is including the newer AVX2 standard, too, but not AVX-512.
Physical
Socket: |
AMD Socket AM4
|
Foundry: |
GlobalFoundries |
Process Size: |
28 nm |
Transistors: |
3,100 million |
Die Size: |
250 mm² |
Package: |
µOPGA-1331 |
tJMax: |
90°C |
Processor
Market: |
Desktop |
Production Status: |
Active |
Release Date: |
Jul 27th, 2017 |
Part#: |
AD970XAUABBOX AD970XAUM44AB |
Performance
Frequency: |
3.8 GHz |
Turbo Clock: |
up to 4 GHz |
Base Clock: |
100 MHz |
Multiplier: |
38.0x |
Multiplier Unlocked: |
No |
TDP: |
65 W |
Architecture
Codename: |
Bristol Ridge |
Generation: |
Athlon
(Bristol Ridge) |
Memory Support: |
DDR4
|
Rated Speed: |
2400 MT/s
|
Memory Bus: |
Dual-channel
|
ECC Memory: |
No
|
PCI-Express: |
Gen 3, 8 Lanes (CPU only) |
Chipsets: |
X370, B350, A320
|
Core Config
# of Cores: |
4 |
# of Threads: |
4 |
SMP # CPUs: |
1 |
Integrated Graphics: |
N/A
|
Cache
Cache L1: |
320 KB |
Cache L2: |
2 MB |
Features
- MMX
- 3DNow!
- SSE
- SSE2
- SSE3
- SSE4
- SSE4.1
- SSE4.2
- SSE4A
- AMD64
- AES
- AVX
- AVX2
- BMI1
- BMI2
- FMA3
- FMA4
- F16C
- TBM
- XOP
- AMD-V
- EVP
- Turbo Core
|
Notes
32KB L1 data cache per core. 96KB L1 instruction cache shared per two cores (per module).
1MB L2 cache shared per two cores (per module). |