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The AMD Phenom II X4 970 Black Edition is now the company's fastest quad-core processor, with a 3.5GHz clock speed and with unlocked multipliers for users to push it further.
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THE GOOD
Competitive performance
Lower power consumption than older Phenom II X4
THE BAD
Energy efficiency falls short of rival Intel processor
Product Specification
| Processor Model | AMD Phenom II X4 970 Black Edition |
| Rated Processor Frequency | 3.5GHz |
| Max Processor Frequency | 3.5GHz |
| No. of Cores | 4 |
| Base Clock | 200MHz |
| Bus Type | HyperTransport 3.0 |
| Bus Speed | 2.0GHz |
| L1 Cache (data + instruction) | 64K of L1 instruction and 64K of L1 data cache per core |
| L2 Cache | 512KB of L2 data cache per core |
| L3 Cache | 6MB (shared) |
| Memory Controller | Integrated Dual Channel (up to DDR3-1333) |
| TDP (W) | 125W |
| Instruction Set Support | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a |
| Execute Disable Bit | Yes |
| 64-bit Processing Technology | Yes |
| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology (EIST) / AMD Cool 'n' Quiet | Yes |
| Virtualization Technology | AMD-V |
| Packaging | Socket AM3 |
| Process Technology | 45nm SOI |
| Processor Codename | Deneb |
| No. of Transistors | 758 million |
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