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AMD Phenom II X4 B60 vs Phenom II X4 970

The AMD Phenom II X4 B60 is newer than AMD Phenom II X4 970 and is around -6% slower in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing. However the CPUs have comparable single-thread rating. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class. The values below were tabulated from a combined 498 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 B60×AMD Phenom II X4 970+ ADD
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Socket TypeNA2AM3
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.3 GHz3.5 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores4 (Threads: 4)4 (Threads: 4)
CacheL1: 384KB, L2: 1.5MB, L3: 6MBL1: 512KB, L2: 2.0MB, L3: 6MB
TDPNA2125W
Yearly Running CostNA$22.81
Other
First Seen on ChartQ4 2010Q3 2010
# of Samples107391
CPU Value0.064.9
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)1346(-4.4%)1407(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)2627(-5.6%)2783(0.0%)
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CPU Mark Rating
As of 10th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Phenom II X4 B60
2,627
AMD Phenom II X4 970
2,783
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 10th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Phenom II X4 B60
NA
AMD Phenom II X4 970
64.9
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 10th of December 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Phenom II X4 B60
1,346
AMD Phenom II X4 970
1,407
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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 B60 AMD Phenom II X4 970
Max TDPNA125W
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.