AMD FX-9800P vs AMD Phenom II X2 N640

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-9800P and AMD Phenom II X2 N640 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-9800P

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 2 more threads: 4 vs 2
  • Around 24% higher clock speed: 3.6 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
  • 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
  • Around 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1228 vs 1039
  • 2.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2543 vs 965
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 1 June 2016 vs 1 October 2010
Number of cores 4 vs 2
Number of threads 4 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt vs 35 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1228 vs 1039
PassMark - CPU mark 2543 vs 965

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X2 N640

  • Around 11% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 90°C
  • 4.7x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1705 vs 364
  • 2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2863 vs 1013
Specifications (specs)
Maximum core temperature 100°C vs 90°C
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1705 vs 364
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2863 vs 1013

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-9800P
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X2 N640

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1228
1039
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2543
965
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
364
1705
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
1013
2863
Name AMD FX-9800P AMD Phenom II X2 N640
PassMark - Single thread mark 1228 1039
PassMark - CPU mark 2543 965
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 364 1705
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1013 2863
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 8.106
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 92.287
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 11.369
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 35.16
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 1106
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 1219
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 3977
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 1106
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 1219
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 3977

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD FX-9800P AMD Phenom II X2 N640

Essentials

Architecture codename Bristol Ridge Champlain
Family AMD FX-Series Processors AMD Phenom
Launch date 1 June 2016 1 October 2010
OPN Tray FM980PADY44AB HMN640DCR23GM
OS Support Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 1770 1779
Series AMD FX-Series Processors for Laptops AMD Phenom II Dual-Core Mobile Processors
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.7 GHz 2.8 GHz
Die size 250 mm
L2 cache 2 MB 2 MB
Manufacturing process technology 28 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 90°C 100°C
Maximum frequency 3.6 GHz 2.9 GHz
Number of cores 4 2
Number of GPU cores 8
Number of threads 4 2
Transistor count 3100 Million
Unlocked
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz
L1 cache 256 KB

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Supported memory frequency 1866 MHz

Graphics

Enduro
Graphics max frequency 758 MHz
Processor graphics AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Graphics API support

DirectX 12
Vulkan

Compatibility

Configurable TDP 12-15 Watt
Sockets supported FP4 S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 35 Watt

Advanced Technologies

AMD App Acceleration
AMD HD3D technology
AMD Mantle API
AMD Secure technology
DualGraphics
FreeSync
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® AES New Instructions
VirusProtect

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)