AMD A6-7000 vs AMD Phenom II X2 X640 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD A6-7000 and AMD Phenom II X2 X640 BE 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, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD A6-7000

AMD Phenom II X2 X640 BE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A6-7000

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 0 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
2.6x lower typical power consumption: 17 Watt vs 45 Watt

Launch date	1 June 2014 vs 12 May 2011
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 X640 BE

Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 33% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1142 vs 857
Around 15% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1165 vs 1010

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1142 vs 857
PassMark - CPU mark	1165 vs 1010

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A6-7000
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 X640 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

857

1142

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1010

1165

Name	AMD A6-7000	AMD Phenom II X2 X640 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark	857	1142
PassMark - CPU mark	1010	1165
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1273
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1841

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A6-7000	AMD Phenom II X2 X640 BE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Kaveri	Champlain
Family	AMD A-Series Processors
Launch date	1 June 2014	12 May 2011
OPN Tray	AM7000ECH23JA
Place in performance rating	2163	2140
Series	AMD A6-Series APU for Laptops	2x AMD Phenom II
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.2 GHz
Compute Cores	5
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	2	2
Unlocked
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
L1 cache		256 KB
Memory
Max memory channels	2
Supported memory types	DDR3U-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3-1600
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	533 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R4 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FT3	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	17 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Out-of-band client management
PowerGating
PowerNow
System Image Stability
TrueAudio
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0