AMD Athlon II X4 640 vs AMD Phenom X4 9650
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 640 and AMD Phenom X4 9650 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, 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 2 year(s) 2 month(s) later
- Around 30% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
- Around 34% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1212 vs 904
- Around 30% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2245 vs 1721
- Around 27% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 358 vs 283
- Around 20% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1191 vs 990
- 3.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.776 vs 0.833
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | May 2010 vs March 2008 |
Maximum frequency | 3 GHz vs 2.3 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm vs 65 nm |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1212 vs 904 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2245 vs 1721 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 358 vs 283 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1191 vs 990 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 2.776 vs 0.833 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9650
- Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 8.403 vs 7.618
Benchmarks | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 8.403 vs 7.618 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 640
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9650
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 X4 9650 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1212 | 904 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2245 | 1721 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 358 | 283 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1191 | 990 |
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score | 0 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 2.776 | 0.833 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 7.618 | 8.403 |
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 X4 9650 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Propus | Agena |
Launch date | May 2010 | March 2008 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $80 | |
Place in performance rating | 3023 | 3049 |
Price now | $239.95 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 4.07 | |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
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64 bit support | ||
Die size | 169 mm | 285 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 | 65 nm |
Maximum frequency | 3 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 4 |
Transistor count | 300 million | 450 million |
L3 cache | 2048 KB (shared) | |
Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM3 | AM2+ |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 95 Watt |
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |