AMD Phenom X4 9650 vs AMD Athlon 64 LE-1640
Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X4 9650 and AMD Athlon 64 LE-1640 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, 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).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9650
- CPU is newer: launch date 4 month(s) later
- 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 65 nm vs 90 nm
- 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 85% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 904 vs 489
- 4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1713 vs 430
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | March 2008 vs October 2007 |
Number of cores | 4 vs 1 |
Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm vs 90 nm |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 904 vs 489 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1713 vs 430 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 LE-1640
- Around 13% higher clock speed: 2.6 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
- 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Maximum frequency | 2.6 GHz vs 2.3 GHz |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt vs 95 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Phenom X4 9650
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 LE-1640
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Phenom X4 9650 | AMD Athlon 64 LE-1640 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 904 | 489 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 1713 | 430 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 283 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 990 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 0.833 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 8.403 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Phenom X4 9650 | AMD Athlon 64 LE-1640 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Agena | Windsor |
Launch date | March 2008 | October 2007 |
Place in performance rating | 3047 | 3008 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Die size | 285 mm | 230 mm |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1024 KB |
L3 cache | 2048 KB (shared) | |
Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 90 nm |
Maximum frequency | 2.3 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 1 |
Transistor count | 450 million | 227 million |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM2+ | AM2 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 45 Watt |
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |