Athlon II X4 651 vs Athlon X4 950
Aggregated performance score
General info
Comparing Athlon X4 950 and Athlon II X4 651 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1688 | 1689 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 3.66 | 0.26 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Architecture codename | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) | Llano (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 27 July 2017 (6 years ago) | 14 November 2011 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $60 | no data |
| Current price | $52 (0.9x MSRP) | $234 |
Value for money
Performance per price, higher is better.
Athlon X4 950 has 1308% better value for money than Athlon II X4 651.
Technical specs
Athlon X4 950 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 | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | 228 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X4 950 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 | AM4 | FM1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 100 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 950 and Athlon II X4 651. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | no data |
| FMA | + | no data |
| AVX | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 950 and Athlon II X4 651 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 950 and Athlon II X4 651. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | DDR3 |
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.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
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 X4 950 outperforms Athlon II X4 651 by 98% 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 X4 950 outperforms Athlon II X4 651 by 48% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Recency | 27 July 2017 | 14 November 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 100 Watt |
We couldn't decide between Athlon X4 950 and Athlon II X4 651. The differences in performance seem too small.
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