Athlon II X4 610e vs i7-640M

Place in performance ranking	2231	2270
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	no data	2.49
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Core i7	no data
Architecture codename	Arrandale (2010−2011)	Propus (2009−2011)
Release date	13 September 2010 (14 years ago)	11 May 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$346	$70

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-640M and Athlon II X4 610e 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	2.8 GHz	2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.46 GHz	2.4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 1.0	no data
Bus rate	1 × 2.5 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	512 KB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	4 MB	0 KB
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	81+114 mm²	169 mm²
Maximum core temperature	105 °C	no data
Number of transistors	382+177 Million	300 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-640M and Athlon II X4 610e 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	BGA1288,PGA988	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-640M and Athlon II X4 610e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	+	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	+	no data
PAE	36 Bit	no data
FDI	+	no data
Fast Memory Access	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-640M and Athlon II X4 610e technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-640M and Athlon II X4 610e are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data
EPT	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-640M and Athlon II X4 610e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	8 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	17.051 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel® Processors	no data
Clear Video	+	no data
Clear Video HD	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	766 MHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-640M and Athlon II X4 610e integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-640M and Athlon II X4 610e.

PCIe version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express lanes	16	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.

i7-640M 1.34
+5.5%

Athlon II X4 610e 1.27

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.

i7-640M 2071
+5.4%

Athlon II X4 610e 1964

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.

i7-640M 422
+37.9%

Athlon II X4 610e 306

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.

i7-640M 798

Athlon II X4 610e 997
+24.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	1.34	1.27
Recency	13 September 2010	11 May 2010
Physical cores	2	4
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	45 Watt

i7-640M has a 5.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 28.6% lower power consumption.

Athlon II X4 610e, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i7-640M and Athlon II X4 610e.

Be aware that Core i7-640M is a notebook processor while Athlon II X4 610e is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-640M and Athlon II X4 610e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.