Phenom II X2 N640 vs Athlon 64 TF-20

General info

Comparing Athlon 64 TF-20 and Phenom II X2 N640 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	2385
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Athlon 64	2x AMD Phenom II
Architecture codename	Sherman (2009)	Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date	1 May 2009 (14 years old)	1 October 2010 (13 years old)
Current price	$4.99	no data

Technical specs

Athlon 64 TF-20 and Phenom II X2 N640 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	1 (Single-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	1	2
Boost clock speed	1.6 GHz	2.9 GHz
Bus support	667 MHz	3600 MHz
L1 cache	0.1 MB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB
Chip lithography	65 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Athlon 64 TF-20 and Phenom II X2 N640 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.

Socket	S1g1	S1
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Phenom II X2 N640. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection	DDR3 memory controller, HyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization
VirusProtect	+	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon 64 TF-20 and Phenom II X2 N640. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR3

Advantages and disadvantages

---

Recency	1 May 2009	1 October 2010
Physical cores	1	2
Threads	1	2
Chip lithography	65 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	25 Watt	35 Watt

---

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon 64 TF-20 and Phenom II X2 N640, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.

---