Sempron X2 240 vs Athlon II X4 630

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 630 and Sempron X2 240 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2248not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.02no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.35no data
Architecture codenamePropus (2009−2011)Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date16 September 2009 (15 years ago)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 Sempron X2 240 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 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz3.3 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)96K
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB (shared)
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size169 mm2246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors300 million1,303 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 630 and Sempron X2 240 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
SocketAM3FM2
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 630 and Sempron X2 240. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 630 and Sempron X2 240 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 630 and Sempron X2 240. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-1600

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 630 and Sempron X2 240.

PCIe version2.02.0

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

Athlon II X4 630 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Sempron X2 240, on the other hand, has a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Athlon II X4 630 and Sempron X2 240. We've got no test results to judge.


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