A8-4500M vs Phenom II X2 X640 BE

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Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X2 X640 BE
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 45 Watt
1.00
A8-4500M
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.06
+6%

A8-4500M outperforms Phenom II X2 X640 BE by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X2 X640 BE and A8-4500M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24692433
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD Phenom IIAMD A-Series
Power efficiency2.102.86
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Trinity (2012−2013)
Release date12 May 2011 (13 years ago)15 May 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 X640 BE and A8-4500M 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)
Threads24
Base clock speedno data1.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache256 KB192 KB
L2 cache2 MB4 MB (shared)
L3 cacheno data0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Number of transistorsno data1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 X640 BE and A8-4500M 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 configurationno data1
SocketS1FS1r2
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and A8-4500M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow!, SSE1-3A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and A8-4500M are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and A8-4500M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3unknown

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon HD 7640G (496 - 685 MHz)

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 X640 BE 1.00
A8-4500M 1.06
+6%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

Phenom II X2 X640 BE 2839
+55.9%
A8-4500M 1821

Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.

Phenom II X2 X640 BE 5439
+11.6%
A8-4500M 4872

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Phenom II X2 X640 BE 2684
+10.1%
A8-4500M 2438

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.00 1.06
Recency 12 May 2011 15 May 2012
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 35 Watt

A8-4500M has a 6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 28.6% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Phenom II X2 X640 BE and A8-4500M.


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