Turion X2 RM-70 vs Athlon II X4 640

Aggregate performance score

Athlon II X4 640
2010
4 cores / 4 threads, 95 Watt
1.41
+220%
Turion X2 RM-70
2008
2 cores / 2 threads, 31 Watt
0.44

Athlon II X4 640 outperforms Turion X2 RM-70 by a whopping 220% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon II X4 640 and Turion X2 RM-70 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking21992941
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.92no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno data2x AMD Turion
Power efficiency1.401.34
Architecture codenamePropus (2009−2011)Puma (2008−2009)
Release date11 May 2010 (14 years ago)3 June 2008 (16 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$80no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon II X4 640 and Turion X2 RM-70 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 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3 GHz2 GHz
Bus rateno data3600 MHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)256 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography45 nm65 nm
Die size169 mm2no data
Number of transistors300 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Athlon II X4 640 and Turion X2 RM-70 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
SocketAM3S1
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt31 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Turion X2 RM-70. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization
PowerNow-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Turion X2 RM-70 are enumerated here.

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Turion X2 RM-70. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X4 640 and Turion X2 RM-70.

PCIe version2.0no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 1.41 0.44
Recency 11 May 2010 3 June 2008
Physical cores 4 2
Threads 4 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 65 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 31 Watt

Athlon II X4 640 has a 220.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 44.4% more advanced lithography process.

Turion X2 RM-70, on the other hand, has 206.5% lower power consumption.

The Athlon II X4 640 is our recommended choice as it beats the Turion X2 RM-70 in performance tests.

Note that Athlon II X4 640 is a desktop processor while Turion X2 RM-70 is a notebook one.


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