Motorola PowerPC G4 G4 1.3 vs Athlon II X4 620

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 620 and Motorola PowerPC G4 G4 1.3 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2277not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation3.43no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataPowerPC G4
Power efficiency1.27no data
Architecture codenamePropus (2009−2011)7447
Release date16 September 2009 (15 years ago)no data (2024 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$65no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 620 and Motorola PowerPC G4 G4 1.3 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads41
Base clock speed2.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz1.33 GHz
Bus rateno data133 MHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)no data
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography45 nm180 nm
Die size169 mm2no data
Number of transistors300 millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 620 and Motorola PowerPC G4 G4 1.3 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM3no data
Power consumption (TDP)95 Wattno data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 620 and Motorola PowerPC G4 G4 1.3. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 620 and Motorola PowerPC G4 G4 1.3.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 1
Threads 4 1
Chip lithography 45 nm 180 nm

Athlon II X4 620 has 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Athlon II X4 620 and Motorola PowerPC G4 G4 1.3. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon II X4 620 is a desktop processor while Motorola PowerPC G4 G4 1.3 is a notebook one.


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