3020e vs Phenom II X2 N640

Place in the ranking	2501	2093
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	2x AMD Phenom II	AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU)
Power efficiency	2.44	24.27
Architecture codename	Champlain (2010−2011)	Dali (Zen) (2020)
Release date	1 October 2010 (14 years ago)	4 August 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 N640 and 3020e 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	no data	1.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	2.6 GHz
Bus rate	3600 MHz	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	192 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	no data	4 MB
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 N640 and 3020e 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.

Socket	S1	FT5
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 N640 and 3020e. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	HyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
VirusProtect	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 N640 and 3020e. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

AMD Radeon RX Vega 3

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.

Phenom II X2 N640 0.94

3020e 1.60
+70.2%

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.

Phenom II X2 N640 342

3020e 655
+91.5%

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.

Phenom II X2 N640 623

3020e 1070
+71.7%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.94	1.60
Recency	1 October 2010	4 August 2020
Chip lithography	45 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	6 Watt

3020e has a 70.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 483.3% lower power consumption.

The 3020e is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X2 N640 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X2 N640 and 3020e, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.