Athlon II X4 631 vs Phenom II X4 910e
Aggregate performance score
Phenom II X4 910e outperforms Athlon II X4 631 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2533 | 2539 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.14 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 2.00 | 1.29 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Architecture codename | Deneb (2009−2011) | Llano (2011−2012) |
| Release date | 25 January 2010 (15 years ago) | 17 August 2011 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $157 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X4 910e and Athlon II X4 631 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Die size | 258 mm2 | 228 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 758 million | 1,178 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 910e and Athlon II X4 631 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 | 1 |
| Socket | AM3 | FM1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 100 Watt |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 910e and Athlon II X4 631 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 910e and Athlon II X4 631. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 910e and Athlon II X4 631.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.21 | 1.20 |
| Recency | 25 January 2010 | 17 August 2011 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 32 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 100 Watt |
Phenom II X4 910e has a 0.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 53.8% lower power consumption.
Athlon II X4 631, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between AMD Phenom II X4 910e and AMD Athlon II X4 631.
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