Athlon II X4 641 vs Core i5-2560M

Primary details

Comparing Core i5-2560M and Athlon II X4 641 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	2034	2062
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	0.15
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i5	no data
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Llano (2011−2012)
Release date	no data	6 February 2012 (12 years ago)
Current price	$1180	$16.26

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Core i5-2560M 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	4	4
Base clock speed	no data	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.7 GHz	2.8 GHz
Bus support	4 × 5 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	3 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Die size	149 mm2	228 mm2
Number of transistors	624 Million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Core i5-2560M 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	1
Socket	no data	FM1
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i5-2560M and Athlon II X4 641. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i5-2560M and Athlon II X4 641 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

+

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i5-2560M and Athlon II X4 641 are enumerated here.

AMD-V	no data	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i5-2560M and Athlon II X4 641. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1333	DDR3
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics 3000

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.

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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.

Core i5-2560M outperforms Athlon II X4 641 by 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	1.55	1.50
Physical cores	2	4
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	100 Watt

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