Athlon II X4 631 vs A6-3670K
Primary details
Comparing A6-3670K and Athlon II X4 631 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 2259 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | no data | 1.26 |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | Llano (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 20 December 2011 (12 years ago) | 17 August 2011 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A6-3670K and Athlon II X4 631 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 228 mm2 | 228 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on A6-3670K and Athlon II X4 631 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
| Socket | FM1 | FM1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | 100 Watt |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-3670K and Athlon II X4 631 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-3670K and Athlon II X4 631. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Radeon HD 6530D | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 20 December 2011 | 17 August 2011 |
A6-3670K has an age advantage of 4 months.
We couldn't decide between A6-3670K and Athlon II X4 631. We've got no test results to judge.
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