A6-3500 vs Athlon II X4 638

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X4 638
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
1.42
+59.6%
A6-3500
2011
3 cores / 3 threads, 65 Watt
0.89

Athlon II X4 638 outperforms A6-3500 by an impressive 60% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 638 and A6-3500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22102553
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency2.071.29
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Llano (2011−2012)
Release date6 February 2012 (12 years ago)17 August 2011 (13 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 638 and A6-3500 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)3 (Tri-Core)
Threads43
Base clock speed2.7 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed2.7 GHz2.4 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm32 nm
Die size228 mm2228 mm2
Number of transistors1,178 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 638 and A6-3500 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
SocketFM1FM1
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 638 and A6-3500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 638 and A6-3500. 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 dataRadeon HD 6530D

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 638 1.42
+59.6%
A6-3500 0.89

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 638 2250
+58.5%
A6-3500 1420

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.42 0.89
Recency 6 February 2012 17 August 2011
Physical cores 4 3
Threads 4 3

Athlon II X4 638 has a 59.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, and 33.3% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads.

The Athlon II X4 638 is our recommended choice as it beats the A6-3500 in performance tests.


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