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AMD Phenom II X4 970 vs Intel Core2 Duo E7600 vs FX-4300 Quad-

All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 2985 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD Phenom II X4 970×Intel Core2 Duo E7600 @ 3.06GHz×AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core+ ADD
Price Search Online Search Online $48.02 - BUY
Socket TypeAM3LGA775AM3+
CPU ClassDesktopDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.5 GHz3.1 GHz3.8 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot SupportedUp to 4.0 GHz
# of Physical Cores4 (Threads: 4)2 (Threads: 2)4 (in 2 physical modules)
CacheL1: 512KB, L2: 2.0MB, L3: 6MBL1: 128KB, L2: 3.0MB, L3: 0MBL1: 320KB, L2: 8.0MB, L3: 4MB
TDP125W65W95W
Yearly Running Cost$22.81$11.86$17.34
Other
First Seen on ChartQ3 2010Q2 2009Q4 2012
# of Samples3834442158
CPU Value63.39.662.2
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)1396(-5.5%)12603(-14.7%)1477(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)2713(-9.1%)1150(-61.5%)2986(0.0%)
1 - Last seen price from our affiliates NewEgg.com & Amazon.com.
3 - Single thread rating may be higher than the overall rating, thread performance is just one component of the CPU Mark.

CPU Mark Rating
As of 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Phenom II X4 970
2,713
Intel Core2 Duo E7600 @ 3.06GHz
1,150
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core
2,986
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Phenom II X4 970
63.3
Intel Core2 Duo E7600 @ 3.06GHz
9.6
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core
62.2
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 22nd of April 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Phenom II X4 970
1,396
Intel Core2 Duo E7600 @ 3.06GHz
1,260
AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core
1,477
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Phenom II X4 970 Intel Core2 Duo E7600 @ 3.06GHz AMD FX-4300 Quad-Core
Max TDP125W65W95W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANANA
Running cost per dayNANANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANANA
Running cost per yearNANANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.