Intel Pentium G640 vs AMD Athlon II X3 455

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G640 and AMD Athlon II X3 455 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.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G640

  • CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 6 month(s) later
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 45 nm
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 27% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 489 vs 384
Specifications (specs)
Launch date June 2012 vs December 2010
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 489 vs 384

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X3 455

  • 1 more cores, run more applications at once: 3 vs 2
  • Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
  • 3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 3x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 2% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1332 vs 1306
  • Around 39% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1879 vs 1349
  • Around 15% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 999 vs 869
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 3 vs 2
Maximum frequency 3.3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1332 vs 1306
PassMark - CPU mark 1879 vs 1349
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 999 vs 869

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G640
CPU 2: AMD Athlon II X3 455

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1306
1332
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1349
1879
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
489
384
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
869
999
Name Intel Pentium G640 AMD Athlon II X3 455
PassMark - Single thread mark 1306 1332
PassMark - CPU mark 1349 1879
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 489 384
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 869 999

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium G640 AMD Athlon II X3 455

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Rana
Launch date June 2012 December 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $179 $88
Place in performance rating 2386 2415
Price now $24.99 $38.99
Processor Number G640
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 29.86 20.92
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.80 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 131 mm 169 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 45 nm
Maximum core temperature 69.1°C
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz 3.3 GHz
Number of cores 2 3
Number of threads 2
Transistor count 504 million 300 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 17 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066 DDR3

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1155 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 95 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 2.0

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® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
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)