Athlon II X4 641 vs Pentium 4417U

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium 4417U
2019
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
1.45
Athlon II X4 641
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.50
+3.4%

Athlon II X4 641 outperforms Pentium 4417U by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium 4417U and Athlon II X4 641 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking21582126
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
Architecture codenameno dataLlano (2011−2012)
Release date1 January 2019 (5 years ago)6 February 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Pentium 4417U 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed2.3 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speedno data2.8 GHz
Bus rate4 GT/s OPIno data
L1 cacheno data128 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB SmartCache0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data228 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Pentium 4417U 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 configuration11
SocketFCBGA1356FM1
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt100 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium 4417U and Athlon II X4 641. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI+-
vPro-no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
My WiFi+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Flex Memory Access+no data
Smart Response+no data
StatusLaunchedno data

Security technologies

Pentium 4417U and Athlon II X4 641 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium 4417U and Athlon II X4 641 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium 4417U and Athlon II X4 641. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2133, LPDDR3-1866, DDR3L-1600DDR3
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.1 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 610no data
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency950 MHzno data
Execution Units12no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium 4417U and Athlon II X4 641 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-
DVI+no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium 4417U and Athlon II X4 641 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium 4417U and Athlon II X4 641 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium 4417U and Athlon II X4 641.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no 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 4417U 1.45
Athlon II X4 641 1.50
+3.4%

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.

Pentium 4417U 2245
Athlon II X4 641 2313
+3%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.45 1.50
Recency 1 January 2019 6 February 2012
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 100 Watt

Pentium 4417U has an age advantage of 6 years, a 128.6% more advanced lithography process, and 566.7% lower power consumption.

Athlon II X4 641, on the other hand, has a 3.4% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium 4417U and Athlon II X4 641.

Be aware that Pentium 4417U is a notebook processor while Athlon II X4 641 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Pentium 4417U and Athlon II X4 641, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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