AMD Athlon II X4 638 vs AMD Phenom II X4 910e
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 638 and AMD Phenom II X4 910e 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.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 638
- CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 0 month(s) later
- Around 4% higher clock speed: 2.7 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
- 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 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1163 vs 1082
- Around 6% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2250 vs 2131
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | February 2012 vs January 2010 |
Maximum frequency | 2.7 GHz vs 2.6 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 32 nm vs 45 nm |
L2 cache | 4 MB vs 512 KB (per core) |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1163 vs 1082 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2250 vs 2131 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 910e
- Around 4% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1715 vs 1654
- Around 8% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 5037 vs 4651
Benchmarks | |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1715 vs 1654 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 5037 vs 4651 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 638
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 910e
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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Name | AMD Athlon II X4 638 | AMD Phenom II X4 910e |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1163 | 1082 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2250 | 2131 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1654 | 1715 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 4651 | 5037 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Athlon II X4 638 | AMD Phenom II X4 910e | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Llano | Deneb |
Family | AMD Athlon Processors | |
Launch date | February 2012 | January 2010 |
OPN PIB | AD638XOJGXBOX | |
OPN Tray | AD638XOJZ43GX | |
Place in performance rating | 1618 | 1608 |
Price now | $26.49 | $156.99 |
Series | AMD Athlon II X4 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 35.55 | 6.12 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Launch price (MSRP) | $157 | |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 2.7 GHz | |
Die size | 228 mm | 258 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 | 2.7 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 4 |
Number of threads | 4 | |
Transistor count | 1178 million | 758 million |
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L3 cache | 6144 KB (shared) | |
Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | FM1 uPGA | AM3 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt | 65 Watt |
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |