AMD Athlon II X4 631 vs AMD Athlon 64 LE-1640

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 631 and AMD Athlon 64 LE-1640 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 631

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 90 nm
  • 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1115 vs 489
  • 4.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2122 vs 430
Specifications (specs)
Launch date August 2011 vs October 2007
Number of cores 4 vs 1
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache 512 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 4 MB vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1115 vs 489
PassMark - CPU mark 2122 vs 430

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 LE-1640

  • 2.2x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 100 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt vs 100 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 631
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 LE-1640

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1115
489
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2122
430
Name AMD Athlon II X4 631 AMD Athlon 64 LE-1640
PassMark - Single thread mark 1115 489
PassMark - CPU mark 2122 430
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 342
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.611
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 10.376
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.196
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.401
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.046

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II X4 631 AMD Athlon 64 LE-1640

Essentials

Architecture codename Llano Windsor
Family AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date August 2011 October 2007
OPN PIB AD631XWNGXBOX
OPN Tray AD631XWNZ43GX
Place in performance rating 3017 3008
Price now $80
Series AMD Athlon II X4
Value for money (0-100) 11.61
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.6 GHz
Die size 228 mm 230 mm
L1 cache 512 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 90 nm
Maximum core temperature 70.10°C
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz 2.6 GHz
Number of cores 4 1
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 1178 million 227 million
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Memory

Supported memory types DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FM1 uPGA AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt 45 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)