Athlon II X4 641 vs A4-7210

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Aggregate performance score

A4-7210
2015
4 cores / 4 threads, 12 Watt
1.04
Athlon II X4 641
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.46
+40.4%

Athlon II X4 641 outperforms A4-7210 by a considerable 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing A4-7210 and Athlon II X4 641 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24442180
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency3.941.38
Architecture codenameCarrizo-L (2015)Llano (2011−2012)
Release date7 May 2015 (9 years ago)6 February 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A4-7210 and Athlon II X4 641 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 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cache2048 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography28 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data228 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors930 Million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on A4-7210 and Athlon II X4 641 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
SocketFT3bFM1
Power consumption (TDP)12-25 Watt100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-7210 and Athlon II X4 641. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VTno data
AES-NI+-
FMAFMA4-
AVX+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
VirusProtect+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-7210 and Athlon II X4 641 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-7210 and Athlon II X4 641. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1600DDR3
Max memory channels1no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R3 Graphicsno data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A4-7210 and Athlon II X4 641 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A4-7210 and Athlon II X4 641 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A4-7210 and Athlon II X4 641.

PCIe version2.0no data

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.

A4-7210 1.04
Athlon II X4 641 1.46
+40.4%

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.

A4-7210 1656
Athlon II X4 641 2313
+39.7%

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.

A4-7210 201
Athlon II X4 641 374
+86.1%

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.

A4-7210 522
Athlon II X4 641 1256
+141%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.04 1.46
Recency 7 May 2015 6 February 2012
Chip lithography 28 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 12 Watt 100 Watt

A4-7210 has an age advantage of 3 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 733.3% lower power consumption.

Athlon II X4 641, on the other hand, has a 40.4% higher aggregate performance score.

The Athlon II X4 641 is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-7210 in performance tests.

Be aware that A4-7210 is a notebook processor while Athlon II X4 641 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between A4-7210 and Athlon II X4 641, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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