AMD FX-6330 vs AMD Athlon II X4 638

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-6330 and AMD Athlon II X4 638 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD FX-6330

AMD Athlon II X4 638

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-6330

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Around 32% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1531 vs 1163
Around 97% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 4433 vs 2250

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	December 2015 vs February 2012
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
L2 cache	6144 KB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1531 vs 1163
PassMark - CPU mark	4433 vs 2250

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 638

Around 78% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

L1 cache	512 KB vs 288 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-6330
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 638

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1531

1163

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

4433

2250

Name	AMD FX-6330	AMD Athlon II X4 638
PassMark - Single thread mark	1531	1163
PassMark - CPU mark	4433	2250
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		1654
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		4651

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD FX-6330	AMD Athlon II X4 638
Essentials
Architecture codename	Vishera	Llano
Launch date	December 2015	February 2012
Place in performance rating	1532	1543
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Family		AMD Athlon Processors
OPN PIB		AD638XOJGXBOX
OPN Tray		AD638XOJZ43GX
Price now		$26.49
Series		AMD Athlon II X4
Value for money (0-100)		35.55
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	315 mm	228 mm
L1 cache	288 KB	512 KB
L2 cache	6144 KB	4 MB
L3 cache	8192 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	32 nm	32 nm
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	2.7 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Transistor count	1200 million	1178 million
Base frequency		2.7 GHz
Maximum core temperature		70.10°C
Number of threads		4
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM3+	FM1 uPGA
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	125 Watt	65 Watt
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)