AMD Athlon II X4 645 vs AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon II X4 645 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, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, 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 645

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
  • Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 125 Watt
Launch date September 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 3% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 3.1 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 15% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1452 vs 1259
  • Around 60% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3797 vs 2373
  • Around 23% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 460 vs 375
  • Around 62% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1974 vs 1215
  • 2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.141 vs 2.103
  • Around 77% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 16.825 vs 9.496
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz vs 3.1 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 1259
PassMark - CPU mark 3797 vs 2373
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 460 vs 375
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1974 vs 1215
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 6.141 vs 2.103
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 16.825 vs 9.496

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon II X4 645
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1259
1452
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2373
3797
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
375
460
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1215
1974
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
2.103
6.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
9.496
16.825
Name AMD Athlon II X4 645 AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE
PassMark - Single thread mark 1259 1452
PassMark - CPU mark 2373 3797
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 375 460
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1215 1974
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 2.103 6.141
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 9.496 16.825
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.312
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.417

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Athlon II X4 645 AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE

Essentials

Architecture codename Propus Thuban
Launch date September 2010 April 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $80
Place in performance rating 2786 2826
Price now $49.99
Value for money (0-100) 20.48
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 3.1 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