AMD Athlon II X4 640 vs AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 640 and AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE 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), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s).

AMD Athlon II X4 640

AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 640

CPU is newer: launch date 0 month(s) later
Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 125 Watt

Launch date	May 2010 vs April 2010
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
Around 7% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 20% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1452 vs 1212
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3797 vs 2262
Around 28% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 460 vs 358
Around 66% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1974 vs 1191
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.141 vs 2.776
2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 16.825 vs 7.618
Around 84% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.312 vs 0.17
Around 34% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 5.417 vs 4.052

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 3 GHz
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1452 vs 1212
PassMark - CPU mark	3797 vs 2262
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	460 vs 358
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1974 vs 1191
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.141 vs 2.776
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	16.825 vs 7.618
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.312 vs 0.17
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	5.417 vs 4.052

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 640
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1212

1452

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2262

3797

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

358

460

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1191

1974

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.776

6.141

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

7.618

16.825

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.17

0.312

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.052

5.417

Name	AMD Athlon II X4 640	AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1212	1452
PassMark - CPU mark	2262	3797
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	358	460
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1191	1974
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.776	6.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	7.618	16.825
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.17	0.312
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.052	5.417
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		0.606

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X4 640	AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Propus	Thuban
Launch date	May 2010	April 2010
Launch price (MSRP)	$80
Place in performance rating	3034	2826
Price now	$239.95
Value for money (0-100)	4.07
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	169 mm	346 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	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	6
Transistor count	300 million	904 million
L3 cache		6144 KB (shared)
Unlocked
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	125 Watt