Athlon II X4 630 vs Ryzen 5 7235HS
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 5 7235HS outperforms Athlon II X4 630 by a whopping 471% 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 | 1159 | 2502 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 6.02 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Power efficiency | 6.63 | 0.55 |
| Designer | AMD | AMD |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Rembrandt-R (2023−2025) | Propus (2009−2011) |
| Release date | 2023 (2 years ago) | 16 September 2009 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $63 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 7235HS and Athlon II X4 630 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 | 8 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 2.8 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 210 mm2 | 169 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | no data | 300 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 7235HS and Athlon II X4 630 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 | FP7 | AM3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 7235HS and Athlon II X4 630. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 7235HS and Athlon II X4 630 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 7235HS and Athlon II X4 630. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 660M | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 7235HS and Athlon II X4 630.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 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 | 7.02 | 1.23 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 95 Watt |
Ryzen 5 7235HS has a 470.7% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, a 650% more advanced lithography process, and 111.1% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 5 7235HS is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Athlon II X4 630 in performance tests.
Be aware that Ryzen 5 7235HS is a notebook processor while Athlon II X4 630 is a desktop one.
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