Intel Pentium G640 vs AMD Phenom X4 9750B

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G640 and AMD Phenom X4 9750B 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 3 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • Around 17% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
  • Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
  • Around 43% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1306 vs 913
Specifications (specs)
Launch date June 2012 vs August 2008
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared) vs 2048 KB (shared)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1306 vs 913

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9750B

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 4x 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
  • Around 13% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1520 vs 1349
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1520 vs 1349

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G640
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9750B

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1306
913
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1349
1520
Name Intel Pentium G640 AMD Phenom X4 9750B
PassMark - Single thread mark 1306 913
PassMark - CPU mark 1349 1520
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 489
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 869

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium G640 AMD Phenom X4 9750B

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Agena
Launch date June 2012 August 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $179
Place in performance rating 2388 2382
Price now $24.99
Processor Number G640
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 29.86
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.80 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 131 mm 285 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) 2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 69.1°C
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz 2.4 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2
Transistor count 504 million 450 million

Memory

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

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 AM2+
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)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)