AMD Phenom II X2 X640 BE vs AMD V-Series V160

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X2 X640 BE and AMD V-Series V160 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, 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 Phenom II X2 X640 BE

  • CPU is newer: launch date 5 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
  • 1 more threads: 2 vs 1
  • Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
Launch date 12 May 2011 vs 1 December 2010
Number of cores 2 vs 1
Number of threads 2 vs 1
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
L1 cache 256 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache 2 MB vs 512 KB

Reasons to consider the AMD V-Series V160

  • Around 80% lower typical power consumption: 25 Watt vs 45 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 25 Watt vs 45 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X2 X640 BE
CPU 2: AMD V-Series V160

Name AMD Phenom II X2 X640 BE AMD V-Series V160
PassMark - Single thread mark 1142
PassMark - CPU mark 1165
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 1118
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1044

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom II X2 X640 BE AMD V-Series V160

Essentials

Architecture codename Champlain Champlain
Launch date 12 May 2011 1 December 2010
Place in performance rating 2140 2159
Series 2x AMD Phenom II AMD V-Series
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop

Performance

64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB) 3600 MHz 3200 MHz
L1 cache 256 KB 128 KB
L2 cache 2 MB 512 KB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 3.2 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 2 1
Number of threads 2 1

Compatibility

Sockets supported S1 S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 45 Watt 25 Watt

Advanced Technologies

VirusProtect

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)