AMD Athlon II X4 641 vs AMD Phenom X4 9450e

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 641 and AMD Phenom X4 9450e 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.

AMD Athlon II X4 641

AMD Phenom X4 9450e

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 641

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 4 month(s) later
Around 33% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1189 vs 841
Around 59% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2313 vs 1455

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	February 2012 vs October 2008
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm vs 65 nm
L2 cache	4 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1189 vs 841
PassMark - CPU mark	2313 vs 1455

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9450e

Around 54% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 100 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 100 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 641
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9450e

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1189

841

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2313

1455

Name	AMD Athlon II X4 641	AMD Phenom X4 9450e
PassMark - Single thread mark	1189	841
PassMark - CPU mark	2313	1455
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	369
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1247

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon II X4 641	AMD Phenom X4 9450e
Essentials
Architecture codename	Llano	Agena
Family	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	February 2012	October 2008
OPN PIB	AD641XWNGXBOX
OPN Tray	AD641XWNZ43GX
Place in performance rating	2476	2482
Price now	$91.50
Series	AMD Athlon II X4
Value for money (0-100)	10.77
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.8 GHz
Die size	228 mm	285 mm
L1 cache	512 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512 KB (per core)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	70.10°C
Maximum frequency	2.8 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	1178 million	450 million
Unlocked
L3 cache		2048 KB (shared)
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	FM1 uPGA	AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	100 Watt	65 Watt
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)