AMD Athlon II X4 640 vs AMD Phenom II X4 810

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 640 and AMD Phenom II X4 810 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).

AMD Athlon II X4 640

AMD Phenom II X4 810

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 640

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
Around 15% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Around 17% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1212 vs 1037
Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2262 vs 1999
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 358 vs 352
Around 18% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.052 vs 3.432

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	May 2010 vs February 2009
Maximum frequency	3 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1212 vs 1037
PassMark - CPU mark	2262 vs 1999
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	358 vs 352
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.052 vs 3.432

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 810

Around 1% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1207 vs 1191
Around 19% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.314 vs 2.776
Around 4% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 7.907 vs 7.618
Around 1% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.172 vs 0.17

Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1207 vs 1191
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	3.314 vs 2.776
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	7.907 vs 7.618
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.172 vs 0.17

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 640
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 810

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1212

1037

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2262

1999

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

358

352

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1191

1207

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.776

3.314

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

7.618

7.907

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.17

0.172

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.052

3.432

Name	AMD Athlon II X4 640	AMD Phenom II X4 810
PassMark - Single thread mark	1212	1037
PassMark - CPU mark	2262	1999
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	358	352
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1191	1207
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.776	3.314
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	7.618	7.907
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.17	0.172
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.052	3.432

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X4 640	AMD Phenom II X4 810
Essentials
Architecture codename	Propus	Deneb
Launch date	May 2010	February 2009
Launch price (MSRP)	$80	$116
Place in performance rating	3034	2996
Price now	$239.95	$115.99
Value for money (0-100)	4.07	7.94
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	3 GHz	2.6 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Transistor count	300 million	758 million
L3 cache		4096 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