Athlon II N350 vs Phenom II X2 N620

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X2 N620
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.82
+70.8%
Athlon II N350
2010
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.48

Phenom II X2 N620 outperforms Athlon II N350 by an impressive 71% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X2 N620 and Athlon II N350 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking25842893
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD Phenom IIAMD Athlon II
Power efficiency2.221.30
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date12 May 2010 (14 years ago)4 October 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 N620 and Athlon II N350 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 cores2 (Dual-core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads22
Boost clock speed2.8 GHz2.4 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHz3200 MHz
L1 cache256 KB256 KB
L2 cache2 MB1 MB
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die sizeno data117.5 mm2
Number of transistorsno data234 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 N620 and Athlon II N350 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.

SocketS1S1
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 N620 and Athlon II N350. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsHyperTransport 3.0, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, VurtualizationMMX, 3DNow!, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization
VirusProtect++

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 N620 and Athlon II N350 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 N620 and Athlon II N350. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 0.82 0.48
Recency 12 May 2010 4 October 2010

Phenom II X2 N620 has a 70.8% higher aggregate performance score.

Athlon II N350, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 months.

The Phenom II X2 N620 is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon II N350 in performance tests.


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