Athlon 64 FX-51 vs i7-640M
Aggregate performance score
Core i7-640M outperforms Athlon 64 FX-51 by a whopping 381% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Core i7-640M and Athlon 64 FX-51 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2319 | 3180 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Core i7 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 3.54 | 0.29 |
| Architecture codename | Arrandale (2010−2011) | SledgeHammer (2003−2005) |
| Release date | 13 September 2010 (14 years ago) | September 2003 (21 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $346 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core i7-640M and Athlon 64 FX-51 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 2.8 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.46 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 1.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 1 × 2.5 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 21 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 128 KB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | 0 KB |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 81+114 mm2 | 193 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 382 Million | 105 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-640M and Athlon 64 FX-51 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) | 1 |
| Socket | BGA1288,PGA988 | 940 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 89 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-640M and Athlon 64 FX-51. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | + | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| Idle States | + | no data |
| Thermal Monitoring | + | - |
| Flex Memory Access | + | no data |
| PAE | 36 Bit | no data |
| FDI | + | no data |
| Fast Memory Access | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i7-640M and Athlon 64 FX-51 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-640M and Athlon 64 FX-51 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
| EPT | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-640M and Athlon 64 FX-51. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 17.051 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Intel HD Graphics for Previous Generation Intel Processors | no data |
| Clear Video | + | no data |
| Clear Video HD | + | no data |
| Graphics max frequency | 766 MHz | no data |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Core i7-640M and Athlon 64 FX-51 integrated GPUs.
| Number of displays supported | 2 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-640M and Athlon 64 FX-51.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.30 | 0.27 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 89 Watt |
i7-640M has a 381.5% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 306.3% more advanced lithography process, and 154.3% lower power consumption.
The Core i7-640M is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon 64 FX-51 in performance tests.
Be aware that Core i7-640M is a notebook processor while Athlon 64 FX-51 is a desktop one.
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