Intel Core i7-640M vs AMD Athlon XP 2100+

Comparative analysis of Intel Core i7-640M and AMD Athlon XP 2100+ processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, 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 - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i7-640M

  • CPU is newer: launch date 9 year(s) 8 month(s) later
  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 2 vs 1
  • Around 100% higher clock speed: 3.46 GHz vs 1.73 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 130 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 77% lower typical power consumption: 35 Watt vs 62 Watt
  • 4.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1377 vs 327
  • 9.9x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2083 vs 210
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 20 September 2010 vs January 2001
Number of cores 2 vs 1
Maximum frequency 3.46 GHz vs 1.73 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 130 nm
L2 cache 512 KB vs 256 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt vs 62 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1377 vs 327
PassMark - CPU mark 2083 vs 210

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Core i7-640M
CPU 2: AMD Athlon XP 2100+

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1377
327
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2083
210
Name Intel Core i7-640M AMD Athlon XP 2100+
PassMark - Single thread mark 1377 327
PassMark - CPU mark 2083 210
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 499
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1036
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 0.541
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 29.806
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.151
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 0.798
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 2.292

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Core i7-640M AMD Athlon XP 2100+

Essentials

Architecture codename Arrandale Thoroughbred
Launch date 20 September 2010 January 2001
Launch price (MSRP) $346
Place in performance rating 2922 3235
Price now $199.95
Processor Number i7-640M
Series Legacy Intel® Core™ Processors
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 4.18
Vertical segment Mobile Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.80 GHz
Bus Speed 2.5 GT/s DMI
Die size 81 mm2 80 mm
Front-side bus (FSB) 2500 MHz
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB
L2 cache 512 KB 256 KB
L3 cache 4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 130 nm
Maximum core temperature 105°C
Maximum frequency 3.46 GHz 1.73 GHz
Number of cores 2 1
Number of threads 4
Transistor count 382 million 37 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 17.1 GB/s
Maximum memory size 8 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 800/1066

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 500 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 766 MHz
Graphics max frequency 766 MHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size rPGA 37.5mmx 37.5mm, BGA 34mmx28mm
Sockets supported BGA1288, PGA988 A
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 35 Watt 62 Watt

Peripherals

Max number of PCIe lanes 16
PCI Express revision 2.0
PCIe configurations 1x16

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Physical Address Extensions (PAE) 36-bit
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)