AMD Athlon II X4 620e vs AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 620e and AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 620e
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
- Around 30% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2 GHz
- 2.8x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 125 Watt
Launch date | May 2011 vs June 2009 |
Maximum frequency | 2.6 GHz vs 2 GHz |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt vs 125 Watt |
Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition
- Around 20% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3489 vs 2906
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 3489 vs 2906 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 620e
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition
PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Athlon II X4 620e | AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 0 | 0 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2906 | 3489 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Athlon II X4 620e | AMD Phenom II 42 TWKR Black Edition | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Propus | Deneb |
Family | AMD Athlon Processors | |
Launch date | May 2011 | June 2009 |
OPN PIB | AD620EHDGMBOX | |
OPN Tray | AD620EHDK42GM | |
Place in performance rating | 3316 | 3314 |
Series | AMD Athlon II X4 | |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 2.7 GHz | |
Die size | 169 mm | 258 mm |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm | 45 nm |
Maximum frequency | 2.6 GHz | 2 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 4 |
Number of threads | 4 | |
Transistor count | 300 million | 758 million |
Unlocked | ||
L3 cache | 6144 KB (shared) | |
Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM3 | AM3 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt | 125 Watt |