AMD GX-412HC vs AMD Phenom II X4 980

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AMD GX-412HC CPU1 vs CPU2 AMD Phenom II X4 980
AMD GX-412HC AMD Phenom II X4 980

CPU comparison

In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD GX-412HC and the AMD Phenom II X4 980 and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster.

We compare the AMD GX-412HC 4 core processor released in Q2/2014 with the AMD Phenom II X4 980 which has 4 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2011.
AMD G (38) Family AMD Phenom II (52)
AMD G-Series 2nd Gen (11) CPU group AMD Phenom II - 800/900 (23)
2 Generation 4
Temash (Jaguar+) Architecture Deneb (K10)
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD GX-412HC is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.20 GHz (1.60 GHz). The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The AMD Phenom II X4 980 clocks with 3.70 GHz, has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel.

AMD GX-412HC Characteristic AMD Phenom II X4 980
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 4
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? Yes
1.20 GHz Frequency 3.70 GHz
1.60 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD GX-412HC Characteristic AMD Phenom II X4 980
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.

AMD Radeon R3E (Beema) GPU no iGPU
0.27 GHz GPU frequency --
0.35 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
0 GPU Generation --
28 nm Technology
0 Max. displays
2 Compute units --
128 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A 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.

AMD Radeon R3E (Beema) GPU no iGPU
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 1 memory channels is supported by the AMD GX-412HC, while the AMD Phenom II X4 980 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 21.3 GB/s enabled.

AMD GX-412HC Characteristic AMD Phenom II X4 980
DDR3-1333 Memory DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066
16 GB Max. Memory
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
10.7 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 21.3 GB/s
Yes ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 6.00 MB
2.0 PCIe version --
8 PCIe lanes --
4.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The AMD GX-412HC has a TDP of 7 W. The TDP of the AMD Phenom II X4 980 is 125 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.

AMD GX-412HC Characteristic AMD Phenom II X4 980
7 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 125 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD GX-412HC has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 28 nm. The cache of AMD Phenom II X4 980 is at 6.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 45 nm.

AMD GX-412HC Characteristic AMD Phenom II X4 980
28 nm Technology 45 nm
Monolithic Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions SSE3, SSE4a
FT3 Socket AM3
AMD-V Virtualization AMD-V
Yes AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2014 Release date Q2/2011
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
AMD GX-412HC (0%)
AMD Phenom II X4 980 (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD GX-412HC (24%)
AMD Phenom II X4 980 (100%)

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.
AMD GX-412HC AMD GX-412HC
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
1090 (24%)
AMD Phenom II X4 980 AMD Phenom II X4 980
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
4610 (100%)

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.
AMD GX-412HC AMD GX-412HC
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
160 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X4 980 AMD Phenom II X4 980
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
AMD GX-412HC AMD GX-412HC
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
540 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X4 980 AMD Phenom II X4 980
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
AMD GX-412HC AMD GX-412HC
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
128 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X4 980 AMD Phenom II X4 980
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
AMD GX-412HC AMD GX-412HC
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
369 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X4 980 AMD Phenom II X4 980
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
AMD GX-412HC AMD GX-412HC
AMD Radeon R3E (Beema) @ 0.35 GHz
90 (100%)
AMD Phenom II X4 980 AMD Phenom II X4 980
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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.
AMD GX-412HC AMD GX-412HC
4C 4T @ 1.60 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Phenom II X4 980 AMD Phenom II X4 980
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
97 (100%)

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.
AMD GX-412HC AMD GX-412HC
4C 4T @ 1.20 GHz
0 (0%)
AMD Phenom II X4 980 AMD Phenom II X4 980
4C 4T @ 3.70 GHz
375 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD GX-412HC AMD Phenom II X4 980
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