AMD Phenom II X4 975 BE vs AMD Phenom II X4 B97

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Physical Specifications

Socket AMD Socket AM3 AMD Socket AM3
Process size 45 nm 45 nm
Transistors 758 million 758 million
Die size 258 mm² 258 mm²
Package µPGA µPGA

Performance

Frequency 3.6 GHz 3.2 GHz
Turbo clock
Base clock 2000 MHz 200 MHz
Multiplier 18.0x 16.0x
Multiplier unlocked Yes No
Voltage 1.4 V 1.425 V
TDP 125 W 95 W

Architecture Details

Vertical Segment Desktop Desktop
Production status End-of-life End-of-life
Release date Jan 4th, 2011 May 11th, 2010
Codename Deneb Deneb
Generation Phenom II X4 Phenom II X4
Part HDZ975FBK4DGMHDZ975FBGMBOX HDXB97WFK4DGM
Memory support DDR3 Dual-channel DDR3 Dual-channel
ECC memory No No
PCI Express Gen 2 Gen 2

Cores

Total Cores 4 4
Total Threads 4 4
SMP # CPUs 1 1
Integrated graphics

Cache

Cache L1 128K (per core) 128K (per core)
Cache L2 512K (per core) 512K (per core)
Cache L3 6MB (shared) 6MB (shared)

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. It is branded under the Black Edition label. AMD Business Class processor, availability guaranteed for 24 months after release.

Features & Technologies

3DNow! Yes Yes
AMD-V Yes Yes
AMD64 Yes Yes
MMX Yes Yes
NX bit Yes Yes
SSE Yes Yes
SSE2 Yes Yes
SSE3 Yes Yes
SSE4A Yes Yes

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