A6-3670K vs Athlon II X4 651K

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 651K and A6-3670K processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Llano (2011−2012)
Release date14 November 2011 (12 years ago)20 December 2011 (12 years ago)
Current price$110 $25

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 651K and A6-3670K 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 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.7 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--
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 651K and A6-3670K 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)100 Watt100 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 651K and A6-3670K are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 651K and A6-3670K. 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

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 November 2011 20 December 2011

We couldn't decide between Athlon II X4 651K and A6-3670K. We've got no test results to judge.


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