Athlon II X4 641 vs Athlon II X2 210e

Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X2 210e
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 45 Watt
0.71
Athlon II X4 641
2012
4 cores / 4 threads, 100 Watt
1.48
+108%

Athlon II X4 641 outperforms Athlon II X2 210e by a whopping 108% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X2 210e and Athlon II X4 641 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking27062165
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.471.37
Architecture codenameRegor (2009−2013)Llano (2011−2012)
Release date21 September 2010 (14 years ago)6 February 2012 (12 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X2 210e and Athlon II X4 641 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 speed2.6 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed2.6 GHz2.8 GHz
L1 cache128 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die size117 mm2228 mm2
Number of transistors410 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X2 210e and Athlon II X4 641 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
SocketAM3FM1
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt100 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 210e and Athlon II X4 641 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 210e and Athlon II X4 641. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 210e and Athlon II X4 641.

PCIe version2.0no 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.

Athlon II X2 210e 0.71
Athlon II X4 641 1.48
+108%

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.

Athlon II X2 210e 1105
Athlon II X4 641 2313
+109%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.71 1.48
Recency 21 September 2010 6 February 2012
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 100 Watt

Athlon II X2 210e has 122.2% lower power consumption.

Athlon II X4 641, on the other hand, has a 108.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Athlon II X4 641 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II X2 210e in performance tests.


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