Celeron G1630 vs Athlon II X4 640

Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X4 640
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.44
+30.9%
Celeron G1630
2013
2 cores / 2 threads, 55 Watt
1.10

Athlon II X4 640 outperforms Celeron G1630 by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 640 and Celeron G1630 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21982408
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.920.08
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.411.86
Architecture codenamePropus (2009−2011)Ivy Bridge (2012−2013)
Release date11 May 2010 (14 years ago)1 September 2013 (11 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$80$80

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X4 640 has 3550% better value for money than Celeron G1630.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 640 and Celeron G1630 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads42
Base clock speed3 GHz2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.8 GHz
Bus rateno data5 GT/s
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)256 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm22 nm
Die size169 mm294 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data65 °C
Number of transistors300 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 640 and Celeron G1630 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
SocketAM3FCLGA1155
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Celeron G1630. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+

Security technologies

Athlon II X4 640 and Celeron G1630 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Celeron G1630 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data-
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Celeron G1630. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel® HD Graphics for 3rd Generation Intel® Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1.05 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II X4 640 and Celeron G1630 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Celeron G1630.

PCIe version2.02.0

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 X4 640 1.44
+30.9%
Celeron G1630 1.10

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 X4 640 2245
+31.5%
Celeron G1630 1707

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon II X4 640 313
Celeron G1630 504
+61%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon II X4 640 950
+1.4%
Celeron G1630 937

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.44 1.10
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 55 Watt

Athlon II X4 640 has a 30.9% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

Celeron G1630, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 104.5% more advanced lithography process, and 72.7% lower power consumption.

The Athlon II X4 640 is our recommended choice as it beats the Celeron G1630 in performance tests.


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