AMD A9-9410 vs AMD Phenom II X2 N640

Comparative analysis of AMD A9-9410 and AMD Phenom II X2 N640 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A9-9410

AMD Phenom II X2 N640

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A9-9410

CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 8 month(s) later
Around 21% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
3.5x lower typical power consumption: 10-25/25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1350 vs 1121
Around 36% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1548 vs 1135
Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1817 vs 1705

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	1 June 2016 vs 1 October 2010
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10-25/25 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1350 vs 1121
PassMark - CPU mark	1548 vs 1135
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1817 vs 1705

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 N640

Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 7% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2863 vs 2686

Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 90°C
L2 cache	2 MB vs 1 MB
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2863 vs 2686

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A9-9410
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 N640

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1350

1121

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1548

1135

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1817

1705

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

2686

2863

Name	AMD A9-9410	AMD Phenom II X2 N640
PassMark - Single thread mark	1350	1121
PassMark - CPU mark	1548	1135
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	1817	1705
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	2686	2863
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.294
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	4.731
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.108
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	12.735
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	2.184
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	922
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	1061
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	5532
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	922
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	1061
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	5532

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A9-9410	AMD Phenom II X2 N640
Essentials
Architecture codename	Stoney Ridge	Champlain
Family	AMD A-Series Processors	AMD Phenom
Launch date	1 June 2016	1 October 2010
OPN Tray	AM9410AFY23AC	HMN640DCR23GM
OS Support	Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating	1742	1745
Series	AMD A9-Series APU for Laptops	AMD Phenom II Dual-Core Mobile Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.9 GHz	2.8 GHz
Compute Cores	5
Die size	124.5 mm
L2 cache	1 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	90°C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	2	2
Transistor count	1200 Million
Unlocked
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
L1 cache		256 KB
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Supported memory frequency	2133 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4
Graphics
Enduro
Graphics max frequency	800 MHz
iGPU core count	3
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R5 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	DirectX® 12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FP4	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10-25/25 Watt	35 Watt
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	8
PCI Express revision	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Frame Rate Target Control (FRTC)
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® AES New Instructions
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)