A6-4455M vs Athlon II X4 630

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X4 630
2009
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.39
+173%

Athlon II X4 630 outperforms A6-4455M by a whopping 173% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 630 and A6-4455M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking21972835
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.02no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD A-Series
Architecture codenamePropus (2009−2011)Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date16 September 2009 (14 years ago)15 May 2012 (12 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$63no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 630 and A6-4455M 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed2.8 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.6 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)92 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size169 mm2246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data100 °C
Number of transistors300 million1303 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 630 and A6-4455M 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 configuration11
SocketAM3FP2
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt17 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 630 and A6-4455M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 630 and A6-4455M are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 630 and A6-4455M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3unknown Dual-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)AMD Radeon HD 7500G

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 630 and A6-4455M.

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.

Athlon II X4 630 1.39
+173%
A6-4455M 0.51

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.

Athlon II X4 630 2151
+171%
A6-4455M 793

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.

Athlon II X4 630 296
+29.8%
A6-4455M 228

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.

Athlon II X4 630 893
+196%
A6-4455M 302

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.39 0.51
Recency 16 September 2009 15 May 2012
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 17 Watt

Athlon II X4 630 has a 172.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

A6-4455M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 458.8% lower power consumption.

The Athlon II X4 630 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-4455M in performance tests.

Note that Athlon II X4 630 is a desktop processor while A6-4455M is a notebook one.


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