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
CPU 1
CPU 2
1163
1082
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2250
2131
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1654
1715
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
4651
5037
Name AMD Athlon II X4 638 AMD Phenom II X4 910e
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

Essentials

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

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
Unlocked
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared)

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FM1 uPGA AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 65 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)