Phenom II X2 N640 vs i7-2610UE

Place in the ranking	2505	2545
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	0.02	no data
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7	2x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency	5.34	2.46
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date	no data	1 October 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$317	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-2610UE and Phenom II X2 N640 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	2 (Dual-core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	4	2
Boost clock speed	1.5 GHz	2.9 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	3600 MHz
Multiplier	15	no data
L1 cache	128 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	2 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Number of transistors	624 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2610UE and Phenom II X2 N640 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 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	no data	S1
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2610UE and Phenom II X2 N640. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	HyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Vurtualization
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
VirusProtect	-	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-2610UE and Phenom II X2 N640 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

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Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2610UE and Phenom II X2 N640 are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-2610UE and Phenom II X2 N640. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR3-1333	DDR3
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	21.335 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Intel HD Graphics 3000

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Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.96	0.91
Threads	4	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	17 Watt	35 Watt

i7-2610UE has a 5.5% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 105.9% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Core i7-2610UE and Phenom II X2 N640.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-2610UE and Phenom II X2 N640, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.