AMD Phenom II X4 B97 vs Intel Core i7-11700F

Last updated: 2024-04-12

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Phenom II X4 B97		Intel Core i7-11700F
CPU comparison AMD Phenom II X4 B97 or Intel Core i7-11700F - 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 Phenom II X4 B97 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. Up to GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Phenom II X4 B97 was released in Q2/2010. The Intel Core i7-11700F has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.90 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-11700F was released in Q1/2021.

AMD Phenom II (52)	Family	Intel Core i7 (298)
AMD Phenom II - 800/900 (23)	CPU group	Intel Core i 11000 (22)
4	Generation	11
Deneb (K10)	Architecture	Rocket Lake S
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	Intel Core i7-10700F
--	Successor	Intel Core i7-12700F

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Phenom II X4 B97 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Phenom II X4 B97 is 3.20 GHz while the Intel Core i7-11700F has 8 CPU cores and 16 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-11700F is at 2.50 GHz (4.90 GHz).
AMD Phenom II X4 B97	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-11700F
4	Cores	8
4	Threads	16
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
Yes	Overclocking ?	No
3.20 GHz	Frequency	2.50 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.90 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (All Cores)	3.80 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Phenom II X4 B97	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-11700F
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD Phenom II X4 B97 or Intel Core i7-11700F has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
no iGPU	GPU	no iGPU
	GPU frequency	--
--	GPU (Turbo)	--
--	GPU Generation	--
	Technology
	Max. displays
--	Compute units	--
--	Shader	--
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	--
--	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.
no iGPU	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 The AMD Phenom II X4 B97 can use up to GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Intel Core i7-11700F supports up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.
AMD Phenom II X4 B97	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-11700F
DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066	Memory	DDR4-3200
	Max. Memory	128 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
No	ECC	No
--	L2 Cache	4.00 MB
6.00 MB	L3 Cache	16.00 MB
--	PCIe version	4.0
--	PCIe lanes	20
--	PCIe Bandwidth	39.4 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Phenom II X4 B97 is 95 W, while the Intel Core i7-11700F has a TDP of 65 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD Phenom II X4 B97	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-11700F
95 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	65 W
--	TDP (PL2)	224 W @ 56 s
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD Phenom II X4 B97 is manufactured in 45 nm and has 6.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i7-11700F is manufactured in 14 nm and has a 20.00 MB cache.
AMD Phenom II X4 B97	Characteristic	Intel Core i7-11700F
45 nm	Technology	14 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
AM3	Socket	LGA 1200
AMD-V	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2010	Release date	Q1/2021
--	Release price	298 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

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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.


	AMD Phenom II X4 B97 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	3987 (20%)
	Intel Core i7-11700F 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	20144 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Phenom II X4 B97 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-11700F 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	90 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Phenom II X4 B97 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-11700F 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	807 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Phenom II X4 B97 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-11700F 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	1545 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 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 Phenom II X4 B97 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-11700F 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	14327 (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 Phenom II X4 B97 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-11700F 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	1721 (100%)

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 Phenom II X4 B97 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-11700F 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	9872 (100%)

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 Phenom II X4 B97 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-11700F 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	2196 (100%)

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 Phenom II X4 B97 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-11700F 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	9387 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 Phenom II X4 B97 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-11700F 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	589 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 Phenom II X4 B97 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-11700F 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	5472 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	AMD Phenom II X4 B97 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-11700F 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	145 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Phenom II X4 B97 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-11700F 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	612 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Phenom II X4 B97 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i7-11700F 8C 16T @ 2.50 GHz	5837 (100%)

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 Phenom II X4 B97 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	84 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-11700F 8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz	0 (0%)

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 Phenom II X4 B97 4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz	324 (100%)
	Intel Core i7-11700F 8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz	0 (0%)

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