Celeron J3455 vs Athlon II X4 640

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X4 640
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.41
Celeron J3455
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 10 Watt
1.42
+0.7%

Celeron J3455 outperforms Athlon II X4 640 by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 640 and Celeron J3455 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking22142206
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.920.22
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataIntel Celeron
Power efficiency1.4013.43
Architecture codenamePropus (2009−2011)Apollo Lake (2014−2016)
Release date11 May 2010 (14 years ago)30 August 2016 (8 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$80$107

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Athlon II X4 640 has 1227% better value for money than Celeron J3455.

Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 640 and Celeron J3455 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3 GHz1.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3 GHz2.3 GHz
Multiplierno data15
L1 cache128 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm14 nm
Die size169 mm2no data
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors300 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 640 and Celeron J3455 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM3FCBGA1296
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt10 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Celeron J3455. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
vProno data-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Smart Responseno data-
GPIOno data+
Smart Connectno data-
HD Audiono data+
RSTno data-

Security technologies

Athlon II X4 640 and Celeron J3455 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Bootno data+
Secure Keyno data+
Identity Protection-+
OS Guardno data-
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Celeron J3455 are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Celeron J3455. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3L/LPDDR3 up to 1866 MT/s; LPDDR4 up to 2400 MT/s
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics 500
Max video memoryno data8 GB
Quick Sync Video-+
Clear Videono data+
Clear Video HDno data+
Graphics max frequencyno data750 MHz
Execution Unitsno data12

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon II X4 640 and Celeron J3455 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data3
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
MIPI-DSIno data+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Celeron J3455 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data+
OpenGLno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Celeron J3455.

PCIe version2.02.0
PCI Express lanesno data6
USB revisionno data2.0/3.0
Total number of SATA portsno data2
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Portsno data2
Number of USB portsno data8
Integrated LANno data-
UARTno 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 X4 640 1.41
Celeron J3455 1.42
+0.7%

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
Celeron J3455 2252
+0.3%

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
+22.3%
Celeron J3455 256

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 640 949
+23.6%
Celeron J3455 768

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.41 1.42
Recency 11 May 2010 30 August 2016
Chip lithography 45 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 10 Watt

Celeron J3455 has a 0.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 850% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Athlon II X4 640 and Celeron J3455.


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