AMD Athlon II X4 635 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 635 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. 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).

AMD Athlon II X4 635

AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 635

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 8 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 21% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
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: 1168 vs 876
3.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2237 vs 679
4.8x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.875 vs 0.599

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2010 vs May 2006
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 90 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1168 vs 876
PassMark - CPU mark	2237 vs 679
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.875 vs 0.599

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 635
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1168

876

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2237

679

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.875

0.599

Name	AMD Athlon II X4 635	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1168	876
PassMark - CPU mark	2237	679
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1130
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.875	0.599
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	13.354
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.211

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X4 635	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Propus	Windsor
Launch date	January 2010	May 2006
Launch price (MSRP)	$70
Place in performance rating	2823	2824
Price now	$69.95
Value for money (0-100)	13.66
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	169 mm	220 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	1024 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	90 nm
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	2.4 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	300 million	154 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt