Athlon II X4 651 vs Athlon X4 845
Aggregate performance score
Athlon X4 845 outperforms Athlon II X4 651 by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1979 | 2022 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 1.40 | 0.86 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | GlobalFoundries | no data |
| Architecture codename | Carrizo (2015−2018) | Llano (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 2 February 2016 (9 years ago) | 14 November 2011 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon X4 845 and Athlon II X4 651 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) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 3 GHz |
| L1 cache | 320K | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 250 mm2 | 228 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 3,100 million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X4 845 and Athlon II X4 651 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 | 1 |
| Socket | FM2+ | FM1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 100 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 845 and Athlon II X4 651. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 845 and Athlon II X4 651 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 845 and Athlon II X4 651. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-2133 | DDR3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 845 and Athlon II X4 651.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | no 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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 2.16 | 2.05 |
| Recency | 2 February 2016 | 14 November 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 100 Watt |
Athlon X4 845 has a 5.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 14.3% more advanced lithography process, and 53.8% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between AMD Athlon X4 845 and AMD Athlon II X4 651.
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