AMD Athlon II X4 635 vs AMD Sempron X2 2200

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 635 and AMD Sempron X2 2200 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 Sempron X2 2200

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 635

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 10 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 45% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1168 vs 578
2.3x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2241 vs 995

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2010 vs March 2008
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1168 vs 578
PassMark - CPU mark	2241 vs 995

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron X2 2200

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

Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 635
CPU 2: AMD Sempron X2 2200

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1168

578

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2241

995

Name	AMD Athlon II X4 635	AMD Sempron X2 2200
PassMark - Single thread mark	1168	578
PassMark - CPU mark	2241	995
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1130
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.875
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 Sempron X2 2200
Essentials
Architecture codename	Propus	Brisbane
Launch date	January 2010	March 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$70
Place in performance rating	2847	2862
Price now	$69.95
Value for money (0-100)	13.66
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	169 mm	118 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.9 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	300 million	221 million
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM3	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt