AMD Athlon II X4 635 vs AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 635 and AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 635

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 1 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • Around 7% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 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 12% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1168 vs 1043
  • 2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2237 vs 987
  • Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 357 vs 326
  • Around 99% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1130 vs 569
  • Around 52% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.875 vs 1.89
Specifications (specs)
Launch date January 2010 vs December 2008
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 2.9 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1168 vs 1043
PassMark - CPU mark 2237 vs 987
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 357 vs 326
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1130 vs 569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.875 vs 1.89

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 635
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1168
1043
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2237
987
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
357
326
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1130
569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2.875
1.89
Name AMD Athlon II X4 635 AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark 1168 1043
PassMark - CPU mark 2237 987
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 357 326
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1130 569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.875 1.89
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 X2 7750 BE

Essentials

Architecture codename Propus Kuma
Launch date January 2010 December 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $70
Place in performance rating 2823 2837
Price now $69.95
Value for money (0-100) 13.66
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 169 mm 285 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 65 nm
Maximum frequency 2.9 GHz 2.7 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Transistor count 300 million 450 million
L3 cache 2048 KB (shared)
Unlocked

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 95 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)