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.
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 |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD FX-6330 | AMD Athlon II X4 638 |
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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 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Vishera | Llano |
Launch date | December 2015 | February 2012 |
Place in performance rating | 1631 | 1619 |
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 |
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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 | |
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Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM3+ | FM1 uPGA |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 125 Watt | 65 Watt |
Advanced Technologies |
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Fused Multiply-Add (FMA) | ||
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX) | ||
Intel® AES New Instructions | ||
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |