AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE vs AMD Athlon II X4 635

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE and AMD Athlon II X4 635 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, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE

AMD Athlon II X4 635

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE

CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
Around 10% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.9 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 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1454 vs 1168
Around 68% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3761 vs 2237
Around 29% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 460 vs 357
Around 75% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1974 vs 1130
2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 6.141 vs 2.875
Around 26% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 16.825 vs 13.354
Around 48% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.312 vs 0.211

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	April 2010 vs January 2010
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores	6 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.9 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	1454 vs 1168
PassMark - CPU mark	3761 vs 2237
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	460 vs 357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1974 vs 1130
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.141 vs 2.875
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	16.825 vs 13.354
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.312 vs 0.211

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 635

Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 125 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X4 635

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1454

1168

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3761

2237

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

460

357

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1974

1130

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

6.141

2.875

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

16.825

13.354

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.312

0.211

Name	AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE	AMD Athlon II X4 635
PassMark - Single thread mark	1454	1168
PassMark - CPU mark	3761	2237
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	460	357
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1974	1130
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score	0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	6.141	2.875
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	16.825	13.354
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.312	0.211
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	5.417

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE	AMD Athlon II X4 635
Essentials
Architecture codename	Thuban	Propus
Launch date	April 2010	January 2010
Place in performance rating	2815	2823
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$70
Price now		$69.95
Value for money (0-100)		13.66
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	346 mm	169 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.9 GHz
Number of cores	6	4
Transistor count	904 million	300 million
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)	125 Watt	95 Watt