AMD Phenom II X4 B97 vs Intel Core i7-4700EC

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AMD Phenom II X4 B97 CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-4700EC
AMD Phenom II X4 B97 Intel Core i7-4700EC

CPU comparison

AMD Phenom II X4 B97 or Intel Core i7-4700EC - 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 i7-4700EC has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-4700EC was released in Q1/2014.
AMD Phenom II (52) Family Intel Core i7 (298)
AMD Phenom II - 800/900 (23) CPU group Intel Core i 4000 (64)
4 Generation 4
Deneb (K10) Architecture Haswell S
Desktop / Server Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

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 i7-4700EC has 4 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i7-4700EC is at 2.70 GHz.
AMD Phenom II X4 B97 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4700EC
4 Cores 4
4 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.20 GHz Frequency 2.70 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 i7-4700EC
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD Phenom II X4 B97 or Intel Core i7-4700EC 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 Intel HD Graphics 4600
GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.00 GHz
-- GPU Generation 7.5
Technology 22 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 20
-- Shader 160
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 2 GB
-- DirectX Version 11.1

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 Intel HD Graphics 4600
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode / Encode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode

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 i7-4700EC supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 25.6 GB/s.
AMD Phenom II X4 B97 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4700EC
DDR3-1333, DDR2-1066 Memory DDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600
Max. Memory 32 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 25.6 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache --
6.00 MB L3 Cache 8.00 MB
-- PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 16
-- PCIe Bandwidth 15.8 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 i7-4700EC has a TDP of 43 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD Phenom II X4 B97 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4700EC
95 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 43 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- 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 i7-4700EC is manufactured in 22 nm and has a 8.00 MB cache.
AMD Phenom II X4 B97 Characteristic Intel Core i7-4700EC
45 nm Technology 22 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
AM3 Socket BGA 1364
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q2/2010 Release date Q1/2014
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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.
AMD Phenom II X4 B97 AMD Phenom II X4 B97
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-4700EC Intel Core i7-4700EC
Intel HD Graphics 4600 @ 1.00 GHz
320 (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 Phenom II X4 B97 AMD Phenom II X4 B97
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
3987 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4700EC Intel Core i7-4700EC
4C 8T @ 2.70 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 Phenom II X4 B97 AMD Phenom II X4 B97
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
84 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4700EC Intel Core i7-4700EC
4C 8T @ 2.70 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 AMD Phenom II X4 B97
4C 4T @ 3.20 GHz
324 (100%)
Intel Core i7-4700EC Intel Core i7-4700EC
4C 8T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
AMD Phenom II X4 B97 Intel Core i7-4700EC
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