Celeron 2950M vs Athlon II X4 640
Aggregate performance score
Athlon II X4 640 outperforms Celeron 2950M by an impressive 81% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II X4 640 and Celeron 2950M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2214 | 2641 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.92 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Intel Celeron |
| Power efficiency | 1.40 | 1.99 |
| Architecture codename | Propus (2009−2011) | Haswell (2013−2015) |
| Release date | 11 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 1 September 2013 (11 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $80 | $75 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Athlon II X4 640 and Celeron 2950M 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 5 GT/s |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 256K (per core) |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | 2 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 22 nm |
| Die size | 169 mm2 | 118 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | 300 million | 1,400 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II X4 640 and Celeron 2950M 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 | FCPGA946 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 37 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Celeron 2950M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | - |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
Security technologies
Athlon II X4 640 and Celeron 2950M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| Anti-Theft | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Celeron 2950M are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | no data | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Celeron 2950M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 32 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 25.6 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Intel HD Graphics for 4th Generation Intel Processors |
| Graphics max frequency | no data | 1.1 GHz |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II X4 640 and Celeron 2950M integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | no data | 3 |
| eDP | no data | + |
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
| VGA | no data | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Celeron 2950M.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.41 | 0.78 |
| Recency | 11 May 2010 | 1 September 2013 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 22 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 37 Watt |
Athlon II X4 640 has a 80.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
Celeron 2950M, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 156.8% lower power consumption.
The Athlon II X4 640 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron 2950M in performance tests.
Note that Athlon II X4 640 is a desktop processor while Celeron 2950M is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X4 640 and Celeron 2950M, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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