AMD Athlon II X4 635 vs AMD Phenom II X4 945 (95W)

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 635 and AMD Phenom II X4 945 (95W) 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), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Athlon II X4 635

AMD Phenom II X4 945 (95W)

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 635

CPU is newer: launch date 6 month(s) later

Launch date	January 2010 vs July 2009

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 945 (95W)

Around 3% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Around 12% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 399 vs 357
Around 18% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1333 vs 1130
Around 24% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.576 vs 2.875
Around 9% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 14.5 vs 13.354

Specifications (specs)
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	399 vs 357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1333 vs 1130
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.576 vs 2.875
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	14.5 vs 13.354
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.212 vs 0.211

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 635
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 945 (95W)

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

357

399

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1130

1333

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.875

3.576

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

13.354

14.5

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.211

0.212

Name	AMD Athlon II X4 635	AMD Phenom II X4 945 (95W)
PassMark - Single thread mark	1168
PassMark - CPU mark	2241
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	357	399
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1130	1333
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.875	3.576
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	13.354	14.5
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.211	0.212
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.394
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		4.125

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X4 635	AMD Phenom II X4 945 (95W)
Essentials
Architecture codename	Propus	Deneb
Launch date	January 2010	July 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$70
Place in performance rating	2847	3262
Price now	$69.95
Value for money (0-100)	13.66
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
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	2.9 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Transistor count	300 million	758 million
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt