AMD Athlon II X4 641 vs AMD FX-6200

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 641 and AMD FX-6200 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Virtualization, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 641

  • Around 15% higher maximum core temperature: 70.10°C vs 61.10°C
  • Around 78% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 25% lower typical power consumption: 100 Watt vs 125 Watt
Maximum core temperature 70.10°C vs 61.10°C
L1 cache 512 KB vs 288 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt vs 125 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6200

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • 2 more threads: 6 vs 4
  • Around 46% higher clock speed: 4.1 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1400 vs 1189
  • Around 76% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4075 vs 2313
  • Around 39% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 513 vs 369
  • Around 55% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1934 vs 1247
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Number of threads 6 vs 4
Maximum frequency 4.1 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L2 cache 6 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1400 vs 1189
PassMark - CPU mark 4075 vs 2313
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 513 vs 369
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1934 vs 1247

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 641
CPU 2: AMD FX-6200

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1189
1400
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2313
4075
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
369
513
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1247
1934
Name AMD Athlon II X4 641 AMD FX-6200
PassMark - Single thread mark 1189 1400
PassMark - CPU mark 2313 4075
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 369 513
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1247 1934
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.114
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 15.71
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.324
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.845
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 3.445

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II X4 641 AMD FX-6200

Essentials

Architecture codename Llano Zambezi
Family AMD Athlon Processors AMD FX-Series Processors
Launch date February 2012 February 2012
OPN PIB AD641XWNGXBOX FD6200FRGUBOX
OPN Tray AD641XWNZ43GX FD6200FRW6KGU
Place in performance rating 2477 2725
Price now $91.50 $339.95
Series AMD Athlon II X4 AMD FX 6-Core Black Edition Processors
Value for money (0-100) 10.77 5.31
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.8 GHz 3.8 GHz
Die size 228 mm 315 mm
L1 cache 512 KB 288 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 32 nm SOI
Maximum core temperature 70.10°C 61.10°C
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz 4.1 GHz
Number of cores 4 6
Number of threads 4 6
Transistor count 1178 million 1200 million
Unlocked
L3 cache 8 MB
P0 Vcore voltage Min: 1.3 V - Max: 1.4125 V

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3
Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported FM1 uPGA AM3+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 100 Watt 125 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)

Peripherals

PCI Express revision n / a

Advanced Technologies

Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions