AMD Athlon II X4 640 vs AMD Phenom II X3 B75
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 640 and AMD Phenom II X3 B75 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 640
- CPU is newer: launch date 7 month(s) later
- 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 3
- Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- Around 33% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 29% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2262 vs 1751
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | May 2010 vs October 2009 |
Number of cores | 4 vs 3 |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core) |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2262 vs 1751 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X3 B75
- Around 3% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1250 vs 1212
- 5.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1905 vs 358
- 3.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 4439 vs 1191
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1250 vs 1212 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1905 vs 358 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 4439 vs 1191 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 640
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X3 B75
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 640 | AMD Phenom II X3 B75 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1212 | 1250 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2262 | 1751 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 358 | 1905 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1191 | 4439 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 0 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 2.776 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 7.618 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.17 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 4.052 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Athlon II X4 640 | AMD Phenom II X3 B75 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Propus | Heka |
Launch date | May 2010 | October 2009 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $80 | |
Place in performance rating | 3034 | 1506 |
Price now | $239.95 | $39.99 |
Value for money (0-100) | 4.07 | 21.61 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Family | AMD Phenom | |
OPN Tray | HDXB75WFK3DGM | |
Series | AMD Business Class - AMD Phenom X3 Triple-Core | |
Performance |
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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 | 3 GHz | 3 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 3 |
Transistor count | 300 million | 758 million |
Base frequency | 3 GHz | |
L3 cache | 6144 KB (shared) | |
Number of threads | 3 | |
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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 | AM3 | AM3 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 95 Watt |