AMD Athlon X4 970 Drivers & Specs 2024

Athlon X4 970 is a desktop processor from AMD released on 27 July 2017, and it is in active production status now. It belongs to Athlon family and has a Bristol Ridge architecture. This processor is built on AMD Socket AM4, and uses unknown PCI express connection. 28 nm process is used in production.

Processor has 4 cores and 4 threads, with the base frequency of 3.8 GHz. It has DDR4 Dual-channel memory support. As for the cache, it supports L1 128K (per core) and L2 512K (per core).

Specifications

Vertical Segment: Desktop
Release date: 27 July 2017
Production status: Active
Generation: Athlon
Codename: Bristol Ridge
Socket: AMD Socket AM4
Total Cores: 4

Total Threads: 4
Frequency: 3.8 GHz
Turbo clock: up to 4 GHz
Cache L1: 128K (per core)
Cache L2: 512K (per core)
TDP: 65 W

Physical Specifications

Socket: AMD Socket AM4
Process size: 28 nm
Transistors: 1,178 million

Die size: 246 mm²
Package: µPGA
tCaseMax: 74°C

Performance

Frequency: 3.8 GHz
Turbo clock: up to 4 GHz
Base clock: 100 MHz
Multiplier: 38.0x

Multiplier unlocked: Yes
Voltage: 1.475 V
TDP: 65 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment: Desktop
Production status: Active
Release date: 27 July 2017
Codename: Bristol Ridge

Generation: Athlon
Part: AD970XAUM44AB
Memory support: DDR4 Dual-channel
ECC memory: No

Cores

Total Cores: 4
Total Threads: 4

SMP # CPUs: 1
Integrated graphics: N/A

Cache

Cache L1: 128K (per core)

Cache L2: 512K (per core)

Notes

Notes: This processor comes with an unlocked base clock multiplier, allowing users to set the multiplier value higher than shipped value, to facilitate better overclocking.

Features & Technologies

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Benchmark & Performance

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