AMD A12-9700P vs Intel Pentium B970
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CPU comparisonAMD A12-9700P or Intel Pentium B970 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The AMD A12-9700P has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD A12-9700P was released in Q4/2016. The Intel Pentium B970 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium B970 was released in Q1/2012. |
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| AMD A (112) | Family | Intel Pentium (150) |
| AMD A12-9700 (2) | CPU group | Intel Pentium 900 (10) |
| 6 | Generation | 3 |
| Excavator (Bristol Ridge) | Architecture | Sandy Bridge U |
| Mobile | Segment | Mobile |
| -- | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD A12-9700P is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 2.50 GHz (3.40 GHz). The Intel Pentium B970 has 2 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz. |
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| AMD A12-9700P | Characteristic | Intel Pentium B970 |
| 4 | Cores | 2 |
| 4 | Threads | 2 |
| normal | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | No |
| No | Overclocking ? | No |
| 2.50 GHz | Frequency | 2.30 GHz |
| 3.40 GHz | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
| 2.70 GHz | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs. |
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| AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) | GPU | Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) |
| 0.76 GHz | GPU frequency | 0.65 GHz |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | 1.15 GHz |
| 6 | GPU Generation | 6 |
| 28 nm | Technology | 32 nm |
| 2 | Max. displays | 2 |
| 8 | Compute units | 6 |
| 512 | Shader | 48 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 2 GB | Max. GPU Memory | 2 GB |
| 12 | DirectX Version | 10.1 |
Hardware codec supportA photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos. |
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| AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) | GPU | Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| Decode | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP9 | No |
| No | Codec VP8 | No |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode | Codec AVC | Decode / Encode |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD A12-9700P supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Pentium B970 can connect up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. |
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| AMD A12-9700P | Characteristic | Intel Pentium B970 |
| DDR4-1866 | Memory | DDR3-1066, DDR3-1333 |
| 64 GB | Max. Memory | 16 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 29.9 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 21.3 GB/s |
| No | ECC | No |
| 2.00 MB | L2 Cache | -- |
| -- | L3 Cache | 2.00 MB |
| 3.0 | PCIe version | 2.0 |
| 8 | PCIe lanes | 16 |
| 7.9 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 8.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD A12-9700P has a TDP of 15 W, that of the Intel Pentium B970 is 35 W. |
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| AMD A12-9700P | Characteristic | Intel Pentium B970 |
| 15 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 35 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| 90 °C | Tjunction max. | 85 °C |
Technical detailsThe AMD A12-9700P has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Intel Pentium B970 cache has a total of 2.00 MB. |
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| AMD A12-9700P | Characteristic | Intel Pentium B970 |
| 28 nm | Technology | 32 nm |
| Unknown | Chip design | Monolithic |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4 | ISA extensions | SSE4.1, SSE4.2 |
| FP4 | Socket | PGA 988 |
| AMD-V | Virtualization | VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | |
| Q4/2016 | Release date | Q1/2012 |
| -- | Release price | -- |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Pentium B970
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
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Intel Pentium B970
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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AMD A12-9700P
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) @ 0.76 GHz |
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Intel Pentium B970
Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge GT1) @ 1.15 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
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AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Pentium B970
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
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AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
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Intel Pentium B970
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
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AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
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Intel Pentium B970
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz |
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Intel Pentium B970
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD A12-9700P
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz |
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Intel Pentium B970
2C 2T @ 2.30 GHz |
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| AMD A12-9700P | Intel Pentium B970 |
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