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).

AMD Athlon II X4 640

AMD Phenom X4 9650

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 31% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2245 vs 1713
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 1713
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

CPU 1

CPU 2

1212

904

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2245

1713

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

358

283

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1191

990

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

2.776

0.833

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

CPU 1

CPU 2

7.618

8.403

Name	AMD Athlon II X4 640	AMD Phenom X4 9650
PassMark - Single thread mark	1212	904
PassMark - CPU mark	2245	1713
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
Essentials
Architecture codename	Propus	Agena
Launch date	May 2010	March 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$80
Place in performance rating	3020	3048
Price now	$239.95
Value for money (0-100)	4.07
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
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
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)