Athlon II X4 640 vs Celeron N6211

General info

Comparing Celeron N6211 and Athlon II X4 640 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2060	2067
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	3.59	2.92
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Elkhart Lake	no data
Architecture codename	Elkhart Lake	Propus (2009−2011)
Release date	17 July 2022 (1 year ago)	11 May 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$54	$80
Current price	$240 (4.4x MSRP)	$49 (0.6x MSRP)

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Celeron N6211 has 23% better value for money than Athlon II X4 640.

Technical specs

Celeron N6211 and Athlon II X4 640 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	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	1.2 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3 GHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	1.5 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	10 nm	45 nm
Die size	no data	169 mm2
Number of transistors	no data	300 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Celeron N6211 and Athlon II X4 640 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	no data	1
Socket	BGA1493	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	6.5 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N6211 and Athlon II X4 640. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N6211 and Athlon II X4 640. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4, DDR4

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU)

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Celeron N6211 and Athlon II X4 640.

PCIe version

no data

2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Advantages and disadvantages

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Recency	17 July 2022	11 May 2010
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Cost	$54	$80
Chip lithography	10 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	6 Watt	95 Watt

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