AMD Athlon II X4 635 vs Samsung Exynos 4212

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AMD Athlon II X4 635 CPU1 vs CPU2 Samsung Exynos 4212
AMD Athlon II X4 635 Samsung Exynos 4212

CPU comparison

AMD Athlon II X4 635 or Samsung Exynos 4212 - 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 Samsung Exynos 4212 has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 1.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels. The Samsung Exynos 4212 was released in Q3/2011.
AMD Athlon II (52) Family Samsung Exynos (47)
AMD Athlon II X4 (Propus) (10) CPU group Samsung Exynos 4212 (1)
1 Generation 2
Propus Architecture Cortex-A9
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- 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 Samsung Exynos 4212 has 2 CPU cores and 2 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Samsung Exynos 4212 is at 1.50 GHz.

AMD Athlon II X4 635 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 4212
4 Cores 2
4 Threads 2
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.90 GHz Frequency 1.50 GHz
-- Turbo Frequency (1 Core) --
-- Turbo Frequency (All Cores) --

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 Samsung Exynos 4212
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The AMD Athlon II X4 635 or Samsung Exynos 4212 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 ARM Mali-400 MP4
GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 0.40 GHz
-- GPU Generation Utgard
Technology 28nm
Max. displays 1
-- Compute units 4
-- Shader 64
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version 0

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 ARM Mali-400 MP4
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
No Codec h264 No
No Codec VP9 No
No Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC No
No Codec VC-1 No
No Codec JPEG No

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 Samsung Exynos 4212 supports up to GB of memory in 0 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to --.

AMD Athlon II X4 635 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 4212
DDR3-1333 Memory LPDDR2-400
16 GB Max. Memory
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 0
21.3 GB/s Max. Bandwidth --
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache 1.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
2.0 PCIe version --
-- PCIe lanes --
-- PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Athlon II X4 635 is 95 W, while the Samsung Exynos 4212 has a TDP of --. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Athlon II X4 635 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 4212
95 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) --
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD Athlon II X4 635 is manufactured in 45 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Samsung Exynos 4212 is manufactured in 32 nm and has a 1.00 MB cache.

AMD Athlon II X4 635 Characteristic Samsung Exynos 4212
45 nm Technology 32 nm
Unknown Chip design Unknown
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv7-A (32 bit)
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a ISA extensions --
AM3 Socket --
AMD-V Virtualization None
No AES-NI No
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems Android
Q1/2010 Release date Q3/2011
-- Release price --
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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 AMD Athlon II X4 635
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
376 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 4212 Samsung Exynos 4212
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 AMD Athlon II X4 635
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1422 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 4212 Samsung Exynos 4212
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 AMD Athlon II X4 635
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
373 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 4212 Samsung Exynos 4212
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 AMD Athlon II X4 635
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
1288 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 4212 Samsung Exynos 4212
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 AMD Athlon II X4 635
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
147 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 4212 Samsung Exynos 4212
2C 2T @ 1.50 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 AMD Athlon II X4 635
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
563 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 4212 Samsung Exynos 4212
2C 2T @ 1.50 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 AMD Athlon II X4 635
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Samsung Exynos 4212 Samsung Exynos 4212
ARM Mali-400 MP4 @ 0.40 GHz
14 (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 AMD Athlon II X4 635
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
2100 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 4212 Samsung Exynos 4212
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

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 AMD Athlon II X4 635
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
68 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 4212 Samsung Exynos 4212
2C 2T @ 1.50 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 AMD Athlon II X4 635
4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz
265 (100%)
Samsung Exynos 4212 Samsung Exynos 4212
2C 2T @ 1.50 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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