Motorola PowerPC G4 G4 1.0 vs Athlon II X4 651
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II X4 651 and Motorola PowerPC G4 G4 1.0 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1720 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.26 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | PowerPC G4 |
| Architecture codename | Llano (2011−2012) | 7447 |
| Release date | 14 November 2011 (12 years ago) | no data |
| Current price | $234 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Athlon II X4 651 and Motorola PowerPC G4 G4 1.0 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 1 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 133 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 180 nm |
| Die size | 228 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II X4 651 and Motorola PowerPC G4 G4 1.0 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FM1 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 100 Watt | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 651 and Motorola PowerPC G4 G4 1.0 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 651 and Motorola PowerPC G4 G4 1.0. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 180 nm |
We couldn't decide between Athlon II X4 651 and Motorola PowerPC G4 G4 1.0. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon II X4 651 is a desktop processor while Motorola PowerPC G4 G4 1.0 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X4 651 and Motorola PowerPC G4 G4 1.0, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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