AMD Athlon II X4 631 vs AMD Athlon II X4 640

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 631 and AMD Athlon II X4 640 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 631

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 3 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 30% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.611 vs 2.776
  • Around 36% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 10.376 vs 7.618
  • Around 15% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.196 vs 0.17
Specifications (specs)
Launch date August 2011 vs May 2010
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
L2 cache 4 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.611 vs 2.776
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 10.376 vs 7.618
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.196 vs 0.17

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 640

  • Around 15% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
  • Around 5% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 100 Watt
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1212 vs 1115
  • Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2245 vs 2122
  • Around 5% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 358 vs 342
  • Around 6% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1191 vs 1125
Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency 3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 100 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1212 vs 1115
PassMark - CPU mark 2245 vs 2122
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 358 vs 342
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1191 vs 1125
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.052 vs 4.046

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 631
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 640

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1115
1212
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2122
2245
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
342
358
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1125
1191
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
3.611
2.776
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
10.376
7.618
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.196
0.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4.046
4.052
Name AMD Athlon II X4 631 AMD Athlon II X4 640
PassMark - Single thread mark 1115 1212
PassMark - CPU mark 2122 2245
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 342 358
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1125 1191
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.611 2.776
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 10.376 7.618
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.196 0.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.401
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 4.046 4.052
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II X4 631 AMD Athlon II X4 640

Essentials

Architecture codename Llano Propus
Family AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date August 2011 May 2010
OPN PIB AD631XWNGXBOX
OPN Tray AD631XWNZ43GX
Place in performance rating 3020 3023
Price now $80 $239.95
Series AMD Athlon II X4
Value for money (0-100) 11.61 4.07
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $80

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.6 GHz
Die size 228 mm 169 mm
L1 cache 512 KB 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 4 MB 512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 70.10°C
Maximum frequency 2.6 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 1178 million 300 million
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Memory

Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FM1 uPGA AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt 95 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)