AMD Phenom II X4 975 vs Intel Celeron 3965U

Let's find out which one of AMD Phenom II X4 975 and Intel Celeron 3965U is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Phenom II X4 975 Intel Celeron 3965U
• Segment
  Desktop / Server Mobile
• Family
  AMD Phenom II Intel Celeron
• Generation
  4 7
• CPU group
  AMD Phenom II - 800/900 Intel Celeron 3000

In this block we are going to compare AMD Phenom II X4 975 vs Intel Celeron 3965U by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  3.60 GHz 2.20 GHz
• CPU Cores
  4 2
• Turbo (1 Core)
  No turbo No turbo
• CPU Threads
  4 2
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  Yes No
• Core architecture
  normal normal

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Phenom II X4 975 and Intel Celeron 3965U along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  no iGPU Intel HD Graphics 610
• GPU frequency
  0.30 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 0.90 GHz
• Execution units
  12
• Shader
  96
• Max. GPU Memory
  -- 32 GB
• Max. displays
  3
• Generation
  9.5
• DirectX Version
  12
• Technology
  14 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2016

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Phenom II X4 975 and Intel Celeron 3965U. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No Decode / Encode
• h264
  No Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No Decode / Encode
• VP8
  No Decode / Encode
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  No Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  No Decode
• JPEG
  No Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between AMD Phenom II X4 975 and Intel Celeron 3965U you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR2-1066 DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMMDDR4-2133LPDDR3-1866
• Max. Memory
  32 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  2.0
• PCIe lanes
  10

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Phenom II X4 975 and Intel Celeron 3965U.

• AES-NI
  No Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Phenom II X4 975 or Intel Celeron 3965U? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  125 W 15 W
• TDP down
  -- 10 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 100 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Phenom II X4 975 and Intel Celeron 3965U CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE3, SSE4a SSE4.1, SSE4.2
• L3-Cache
  6.00 MB 2.00 MB
• Architecture
  Deneb (K10) Kaby Lake U
• Technology
  45 nm 14 nm
• Socket
  AM3 BGA 1356
• Release date
  Q1/2011 Q1/2017

List of devices based on AMD Phenom II X4 975 and Intel Celeron 3965U.

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