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AMD Phenom II X4 970 vs Intel i5-2300

The Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz is newer than AMD Phenom II X4 970 and is around 24% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing. However the CPUs have comparable single-thread rating. Also, AMD Phenom II X4 970 uses around 27% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 1621 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 Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz+ ADD
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Socket TypeAM3LGA1155
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.5 GHz2.8 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedUp to 3.1 GHz
# of Physical Cores4 (Threads: 4)4 (Threads: 4)
CacheL1: 512KB, L2: 2.0MB, L3: 6MBL1: 256KB, L2: 1.0MB, L3: 6MB
TDP125W95W
Yearly Running Cost$22.81$17.34
Other
First Seen on ChartQ3 2010Q1 2011
# of Samples3921229
CPU Rank30722761
CPU Value64.9157.6
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)1409(-1.7%)1434(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)2785(-19.6%)3465(0.0%)
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CPU Mark Rating
As of 17th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Phenom II X4 970
2,785
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz
3,465
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 17th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Phenom II X4 970
64.9
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz
157.6
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 17th of January 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Phenom II X4 970
1,409
Intel Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz
1,434
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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 Core i5-2300 @ 2.80GHz
Max TDP125W95W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.