Processor N50 vs Phenom II X2 X640 BE

Athlon II P320 Athlon II P340 Athlon II P360 Phenom II X3 N830 Phenom II X4 N930 Phenom II X4 N970 Phenom II X4 P960 Turion II P520 Turion II P540 V-Series V120 V-Series V140 V-Series V160
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Processor N50 Processor N95 Processor N97

Aggregate performance score

Phenom II X2 X640 BE
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 45 Watt
1.01
Processor N50
2023
2 cores / 2 threads, 6 Watt
1.75
+73.3%

Processor N50 outperforms Phenom II X2 X640 BE by an impressive 73% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Phenom II X2 X640 BE Phenom II X2 X640 BE
Processor N50 Processor N50

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Processor N50 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking24552024
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Series2x AMD Phenom IIno data
Power efficiency2.1227.60
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Alder Lake-N (2023)
Release date12 May 2011 (13 years ago)3 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Processor N50 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
Base clock speedno data1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.4 GHz
Bus rate3600 MHzno data
L1 cache256 KB96 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB2 MB (shared)
L3 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Processor N50 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 configurationno data1
SocketS1Intel BGA 1264
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt6 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Processor N50. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow!, SSE1-3A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualizationno data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Security technologies

Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Processor N50 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Processor N50 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Processor N50. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR4, DDR5 4800 MHz Single-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel UHD Graphics Xe 16EUs (Tiger Lake-H) ( - 750 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Processor N50.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data9

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 1.01 1.75
Recency 12 May 2011 3 January 2023
Chip lithography 45 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 6 Watt

Processor N50 has a 73.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 11 years, a 350% more advanced lithography process, and 650% lower power consumption.

The Processor N50 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X2 X640 BE in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X2 X640 BE and Processor N50, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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