AMD Athlon II X4 635 vs Intel Core i9-14900K

Last updated: 2024-02-22

CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Athlon II X4 635		Intel Core i9-14900K
CPU comparison AMD Athlon II X4 635 or Intel Core i9-14900K - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results. The AMD Athlon II X4 635 has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.90 GHz. Up to 16 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Athlon II X4 635 was released in Q1/2010. The Intel Core i9-14900K has 24 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 6.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 192 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i9-14900K was released in Q4/2023.

AMD Athlon II (52)	Family	Intel Core i9 (78)
AMD Athlon II X4 (Propus) (10)	CPU group	Intel Core i 14000 (23)
1	Generation	14
Propus	Architecture	Raptor Lake S Refresh
Desktop / Server	Segment	Desktop / Server
--	Predecessor	Intel Core i9-13900K
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Athlon II X4 635 has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X4 635 is 2.90 GHz while the Intel Core i9-14900K has 24 CPU cores and 32 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Intel Core i9-14900K is at 3.20 GHz (6.00 GHz).
AMD Athlon II X4 635	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-14900K
4	Cores	24
4	Threads	32
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
2.90 GHz	A-Core	3.20 GHz (6.00 GHz) 8x Raptor Cove
--	B-Core	2.40 GHz (4.40 GHz) 16x Gracemont
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Athlon II X4 635	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-14900K
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The AMD Athlon II X4 635 or Intel Core i9-14900K has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 770
	GPU frequency	0.30 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.65 GHz
--	GPU Generation	11
	Technology	10 nm
	Max. displays	3
--	Compute units	32
--	Shader	256
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	64 GB
--	DirectX Version	12

Hardware codec support A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
no iGPU	GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 770
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
No	Codec AV1	Decode
No	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The AMD Athlon II X4 635 can use up to 16 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 21.3 GB/s. The Intel Core i9-14900K supports up to 192 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 89.6 GB/s.
AMD Athlon II X4 635	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-14900K
DDR3-1333	Memory	DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
16 GB	Max. Memory	192 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	89.6 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
2.00 MB	L2 Cache	32.00 MB
--	L3 Cache	36.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	5.0
--	PCIe lanes	20
--	PCIe Bandwidth	78.8 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon II X4 635 is 95 W, while the Intel Core i9-14900K has a TDP of 125 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD Athlon II X4 635	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-14900K
95 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	125 W
--	TDP (PL2)	253 W
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD Athlon II X4 635 is manufactured in 45 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Intel Core i9-14900K is manufactured in 10 nm and has a 68.00 MB cache.
AMD Athlon II X4 635	Characteristic	Intel Core i9-14900K
45 nm	Technology	10 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a	ISA extensions	SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX2+
AM3	Socket	LGA 1700
AMD-V	Virtualization	VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
No	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q1/2010	Release date	Q4/2023
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

AMD Athlon II X4 635 (16%)

Intel Core i9-14900K (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD Athlon II X4 635 (4%)

Intel Core i9-14900K (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Athlon II X4 635 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	376 (16%)
	Intel Core i9-14900K 24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz	2358 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Athlon II X4 635 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	1422 (4%)
	Intel Core i9-14900K 24C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	38712 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Athlon II X4 635 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	373 (15%)
	Intel Core i9-14900K 24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz	2412 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Athlon II X4 635 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	1288 (5%)
	Intel Core i9-14900K 24C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	26972 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.


	AMD Athlon II X4 635 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	2100 (4%)
	Intel Core i9-14900K 24C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	59388 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Athlon II X4 635 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-14900K 24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz	139 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.


	AMD Athlon II X4 635 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-14900K 24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz	2177 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.


	AMD Athlon II X4 635 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-14900K 24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz	3289 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.


	AMD Athlon II X4 635 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-14900K 24C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	23051 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Athlon II X4 635 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	147 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-14900K 24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Athlon II X4 635 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	563 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-14900K 24C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	0 (0%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.


	AMD Athlon II X4 635 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-14900K Intel UHD Graphics 770 @ 1.65 GHz	846 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.


	AMD Athlon II X4 635 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	68 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-14900K 24C 32T @ 6.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.


	AMD Athlon II X4 635 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	265 (100%)
	Intel Core i9-14900K 24C 32T @ 5.70 GHz	0 (0%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	AMD Athlon II X4 635 2.90 GHz	0 (0%)
	Intel Core i9-14900K 38,712 CB R23 MC @ 256 W	151 (100%)

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