Phenom II X4 P960 vs Athlon II X4 640

Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X4 640
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.45
+45%

Athlon II X4 640 outperforms Phenom II X4 P960 by a considerable 45% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 640 and Phenom II X4 P960 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking20952365
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.92no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno data4x AMD Phenom II
Architecture codenamePropus (2009−2011)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date11 May 2010 (14 years ago)19 October 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$80no data
Current price$49 (0.6x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 640 and Phenom II X4 P960 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 speed3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3 GHz1.8 GHz
Bus supportno data3600 MHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)512 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache0 KBno data
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size169 mm2no data
Number of transistors300 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 640 and Phenom II X4 P960 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM3S1 (S1g4)
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Phenom II X4 P960. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, integrated DDR3-1066 memory controller, HyperTransport 3.0
VirusProtectno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Phenom II X4 P960 are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Phenom II X4 P960. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Phenom II X4 P960.

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 640 1.45
+45%
Phenom II X4 P960 1.00

Athlon II X4 640 outperforms Phenom II X4 P960 by 45% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Athlon II X4 640 311
+34.1%
Phenom II X4 P960 232

Athlon II X4 640 outperforms Phenom II X4 P960 by 34% in GeekBench 5 Single-Core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 42%

Athlon II X4 640 943
+18.5%
Phenom II X4 P960 796

Athlon II X4 640 outperforms Phenom II X4 P960 by 18% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.45 1.00
Recency 11 May 2010 19 October 2010
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 25 Watt

The Athlon II X4 640 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 P960 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon II X4 640 is a desktop processor while Phenom II X4 P960 is a notebook one.


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