Athlon II X4 641 vs Celeron N6211
Aggregate performance score
Athlon II X4 641 outperforms Celeron N6211 by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Celeron N6211 and Athlon II X4 641 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2212 | 2180 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 3.33 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | Elkhart Lake | no data |
| Power efficiency | 20.52 | 1.38 |
| Architecture codename | Elkhart Lake (2022) | Llano (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 17 July 2022 (2 years ago) | 6 February 2012 (12 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $54 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Celeron N6211 and Athlon II X4 641 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 | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1.5 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | no data | 228 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 70 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Celeron N6211 and Athlon II X4 641 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 | FM1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6.5 Watt | 100 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Celeron N6211 and Athlon II X4 641. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Celeron N6211 and Athlon II X4 641 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Celeron N6211 and Athlon II X4 641. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel UHD Graphics (Jasper Lake 16 EU) (250 - 750 MHz) | 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. 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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.41 | 1.46 |
| Recency | 17 July 2022 | 6 February 2012 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 100 Watt |
Celeron N6211 has an age advantage of 10 years, a 220% more advanced lithography process, and 1566.7% lower power consumption.
Athlon II X4 641, on the other hand, has a 3.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Celeron N6211 and Athlon II X4 641.
Should you still have questions on choice between Celeron N6211 and Athlon II X4 641, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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