Athlon II X4 640 vs A10-8700P

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Aggregate performance score

A10-8700P
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.41
Athlon II X4 640
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.41

Primary details

Comparing A10-8700P and Athlon II X4 640 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22132214
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data2.92
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Carrizono data
Power efficiency3.811.40
Architecture codenameCarrizo (2015−2018)Propus (2009−2011)
Release date3 June 2015 (9 years ago)11 May 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$80

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

A10-8700P and Athlon II X4 640 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.8 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3 GHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB512 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data169 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors3100 Million300 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A10-8700P and Athlon II X4 640 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
SocketFP4AM3
Power consumption (TDP)12 - 35 Watt95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-8700P and Athlon II X4 640. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHSA 1.0no data
AES-NI+-
FMAFMA4-
AVXAVX-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect+-
HSA+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-8700P and Athlon II X4 640 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-8700P and Athlon II X4 640. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR3
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R6 Graphicsno data
iGPU core count6no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-8700P and Athlon II X4 640 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-8700P and Athlon II X4 640 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-8700P and Athlon II X4 640.

PCIe version3.02.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

A10-8700P 1.41
Athlon II X4 640 1.41

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

A10-8700P 2245
Athlon II X4 640 2245

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

A10-8700P 507
+62%
Athlon II X4 640 313

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

A10-8700P 1126
+18.7%
Athlon II X4 640 949

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Recency 3 June 2015 11 May 2010
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 95 Watt

A10-8700P has an age advantage of 5 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 691.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between A10-8700P and Athlon II X4 640.

Be aware that A10-8700P is a notebook processor while Athlon II X4 640 is a desktop one.


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