C-50 vs Athlon II X4 631

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X4 631
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.34
+738%

Athlon II X4 631 outperforms C-50 by a whopping 738% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 631 and C-50 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22593287
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD C-Series
Power efficiency1.271.68
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Ontario (2011−2012)
Release date17 August 2011 (13 years ago)4 January 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 631 and C-50 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 speed2.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz1 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64K (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512K (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm40 nm
Die size228 mm275 mm2
Number of transistors1,178 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 631 and C-50 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
SocketFM1FT1 BGA 413-Ball
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt9 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 631 and C-50. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX(+), SSE(1,2,3,3S,4A), AMD-V

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 631 and C-50 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 631 and C-50. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3 Single-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 6250

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 631 1.34
+738%
C-50 0.16

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 631 2122
+713%
C-50 261

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 631 278
+292%
C-50 71

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 631 866
+598%
C-50 124

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.34 0.16
Recency 17 August 2011 4 January 2011
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 32 nm 40 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 9 Watt

Athlon II X4 631 has a 737.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

C-50, on the other hand, has 1011.1% lower power consumption.

The Athlon II X4 631 is our recommended choice as it beats the C-50 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon II X4 631 is a desktop processor while C-50 is a notebook one.


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