AMD A4-9125 vs AMD Turion II Ultra M640

Comparative analysis of AMD A4-9125 and AMD Turion II Ultra M640 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD A4-9125

AMD Turion II Ultra M640

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A4-9125

A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1211 vs 1034

Specifications (specs)
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark	1211 vs 1034

Reasons to consider the AMD Turion II Ultra M640

2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1067 vs 1042

Specifications (specs)
L2 cache	2048 KB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1067 vs 1042

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A4-9125
CPU 2: AMD Turion II Ultra M640

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1042

1067

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1211

1034

Name	AMD A4-9125	AMD Turion II Ultra M640
PassMark - Single thread mark	1042	1067
PassMark - CPU mark	1211	1034

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A4-9125	AMD Turion II Ultra M640
Essentials
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	Q2 2018	10 September 2009
OPN Tray	AM9125AYN23AC
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Linux x86_64
Place in performance rating	2238	2222
Series	AMD A4-Series APU for Laptops	AMD Turion II Ultra
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Architecture codename		Caspian
Performance
Base frequency	2.3 GHz
Compute Cores	4
L2 cache	1 MB	2048 KB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C
Maximum frequency	2.6 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	2
Unlocked
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
Number of threads		2
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	686 MHz
iGPU core count	2
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R3 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	10-15 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	35 Watt
Sockets supported		Socket S1 (s1g3) 638-pin
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Adaptive Voltage and Frequency Scaling (AVFS)
AMD App Acceleration
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
DualGraphics
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerNow
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)