AMD Phenom II X2 B53 vs Intel Pentium G640T

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Combined performance score

Pentium G640T
0.74

General info

Comparing Pentium G640T and Phenom II X2 B53 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking25292531
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money0.821.50
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Callisto (2009−2010)
Release date3 June 2012 (11 years old)October 2009 (14 years old)
Current price$85 $35
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Phenom II X2 B53 has 83% better value for money than Pentium G640T.

Technical specs

Pentium G640T and Phenom II X2 B53 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Base clock speed2.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache256 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache3 MB (shared)6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size131 mm2258 mm2
Number of transistors504 million758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G640T and Phenom II X2 B53 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
Socket1155AM3
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G640T and Phenom II X2 B53. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G640T and Phenom II X2 B53 are enumerated here.

VT-x+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G640T and Phenom II X2 B53. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD (Sandy Bridge)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G640T and Phenom II X2 B53.

PCIe version3.0no 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 G640T 0.74
Phenom II X2 B53 0.74

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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Pentium G640T 1139
+0.2%
Phenom II X2 B53 1137

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 80 Watt

We couldn't decide between Pentium G640T and Phenom II X2 B53. The differences in performance seem too small.


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