AMD 3020e vs AMD Phenom II X2 N640

Comparative analysis of AMD 3020e and AMD Phenom II X2 N640 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD 3020e

AMD Phenom II X2 N640

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD 3020e

CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 14 nm vs 45 nm
5.8x lower typical power consumption: 6 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 35% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1404 vs 1039
2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2433 vs 965

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	6 Jan 2020 vs 1 October 2010
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1404 vs 1039
PassMark - CPU mark	2433 vs 965

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 N640

Around 12% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD 3020e
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 N640

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1404

1039

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2433

965

Name	AMD 3020e	AMD Phenom II X2 N640
PassMark - Single thread mark	1404	1039
PassMark - CPU mark	2433	965
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1705
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2863

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD 3020e	AMD Phenom II X2 N640
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Champlain
Launch date	6 Jan 2020	1 October 2010
OPN Tray	YM3020C7T2OFG	HMN640DCR23GM
Place in performance rating	1798	1779
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Family		AMD Phenom
Series		AMD Phenom II Dual-Core Mobile Processors
Performance
Base frequency	1.2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Compute Cores	5
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	2	2
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
L1 cache		256 KB
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Unlocked
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400
Graphics
Graphics base frequency	1000 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FT5	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	6 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
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