Phenom II X2 X640 BE vs i7-2715QE

Place in the ranking	1906	2455
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core i7	2x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency	4.27	2.12
Architecture codename	Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)	Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date	3 January 2011 (13 years ago)	12 May 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$378	no data

Detailed specifications

Core i7-2715QE and Phenom II X2 X640 BE 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	8	2
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus type	DMI 2.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 5 GT/s	3600 MHz
Multiplier	21	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	256 KB
L2 cache	256K (per core)	2 MB
L3 cache	6 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	216 mm²	no data
Number of transistors	1,160 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-2715QE and Phenom II X2 X640 BE 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	Intel BGA1023	S1
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-2715QE and Phenom II X2 X640 BE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX, 3DNow!, SSE1-3A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-
VirusProtect	-	+
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Security technologies

Core i7-2715QE and Phenom II X2 X640 BE technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT

no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-2715QE and Phenom II X2 X640 BE are enumerated here.

AMD-V	-	+
VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-2715QE and Phenom II X2 X640 BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	unknown Dual-channel	DDR3
Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	25.598 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	2.03	1.01
Recency	3 January 2011	12 May 2011
Physical cores	4	2
Threads	8	2
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm

i7-2715QE has a 101% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

Phenom II X2 X640 BE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months.

The Core i7-2715QE is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X2 X640 BE in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Core i7-2715QE and Phenom II X2 X640 BE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.