Phenom II X2 N640 vs Pentium 3560M

Place in performance ranking	2458	2425
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Pentium	2x AMD Phenom II
Architecture codename	Haswell (2013−2015)	Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date	14 April 2014 (10 years ago)	1 October 2010 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$134	no data
Current price	$76 (0.6x MSRP)	no data

Detailed specifications

Pentium 3560M and Phenom II X2 N640 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)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	2	2
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.9 GHz
Bus support	no data	3600 MHz
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	2 MB	no data
Chip lithography	22 nm	45 nm
Die size	130 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	960 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 3560M and Phenom II X2 N640 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	no data
Socket	FCPGA946	S1
Power consumption (TDP)	37 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 3560M and Phenom II X2 N640. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2	DDR3 memory controller, HyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization
AES-NI	-	no data
VirusProtect	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	-	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	-	no data
TSX	-	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	no data
Status	Discontinued	no data

Security technologies

Pentium 3560M and Phenom II X2 N640 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	-	no data
EDB	+	no data
Secure Key	+	no data
Identity Protection	-	no data
Anti-Theft	-	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 3560M and Phenom II X2 N640 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 3560M and Phenom II X2 N640. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.6 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	Intel® HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel® Processors	no data
Quick Sync Video	+	no data
Graphics max frequency	1.1 GHz	no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 3560M and Phenom II X2 N640 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported	3	no data
eDP	+	no data
DisplayPort	+	no data
HDMI	+	no data
VGA	+	no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 3560M and Phenom II X2 N640.

PCIe version	2.0	no data
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.

Pentium 3560M 0.87

Phenom II X2 N640 0.93
+6.9%

Phenom II X2 N640 outperforms Pentium 3560M by 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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%

Pentium 3560M 514
+50.3%

Phenom II X2 N640 342

Pentium 3560M outperforms Phenom II X2 N640 by 50% 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%

Pentium 3560M 960
+54.1%

Phenom II X2 N640 623

Pentium 3560M outperforms Phenom II X2 N640 by 54% in GeekBench 5 Multi-Core.