A6-3400M vs Athlon II X4 635

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X4 635
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.41
+88%
A6-3400M
2011
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
0.75

Athlon II X4 635 outperforms A6-3400M by an impressive 88% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 635 and A6-3400M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22212667
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.86no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataAMD A-Series
Power efficiency1.402.03
Architecture codenamePropus (2009−2011)Llano (2011−2012)
Release date25 January 2010 (14 years ago)14 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$70no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 635 and A6-3400M 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.9 GHz1.4 GHz
Boost clock speed2.9 GHz2.3 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size169 mm2228 mm2
Number of transistors300 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 635 and A6-3400M 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
SocketAM3FS1
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 635 and A6-3400M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480G

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 635 and A6-3400M are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 635 and A6-3400M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 6520G (400 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 635 and A6-3400M.

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 635 1.41
+88%
A6-3400M 0.75

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 635 2237
+87.5%
A6-3400M 1193

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 635 293
+38.9%
A6-3400M 211

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 635 846
+62.1%
A6-3400M 522

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.41 0.75
Recency 25 January 2010 14 June 2011
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 35 Watt

Athlon II X4 635 has a 88% higher aggregate performance score.

A6-3400M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 171.4% lower power consumption.

The Athlon II X4 635 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-3400M in performance tests.

Note that Athlon II X4 635 is a desktop processor while A6-3400M is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X4 635 and A6-3400M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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