AMD Athlon II X4 640 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z Benchmark, comparison and differences


AMD Athlon II X4 640		AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
CPU comparison In this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon II X4 640 and the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z and use benchmarks to check which processor is faster. We compare the AMD Athlon II X4 640 4 core processor released in Q2/2010 with the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z which has 8 CPU cores and was introduced in Q2/2022.

AMD Athlon II (52)	Family	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO (21)
AMD Athlon II X4 (Propus) (10)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 6000U/7035U (9)
1	Generation	5
Propus	Architecture	Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
--	Predecessor	--
AMD Athlon II X4 740	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Athlon II X4 640 is a 4 core processor with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz. The processor can compute 4 threads at the same time. The AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z clocks with 2.70 GHz (4.73 GHz), has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel.
AMD Athlon II X4 640	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
4	Cores	8
4	Threads	16
normal	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
3.00 GHz	Frequency	2.70 GHz
--	Turbo Frequency (1 Core)	4.73 GHz
--	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 640	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
--	AI hardware	--
--	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics Graphics (iGPU) integrated into the processor not only enable image output without having to rely on a dedicated graphics solution, but can also efficiently accelerate video playback.
no iGPU	GPU	AMD Radeon 680M
	GPU frequency	2.00 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	2.20 GHz
--	GPU Generation	9
	Technology	6 nm
	Max. displays	3
--	Compute units	12
--	Shader	768
No	Hardware Raytracing	Yes
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	8 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	AMD Radeon 680M
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 Up to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Athlon II X4 640, while the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z supports a maximum of 64 GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of 76.8 GB/s enabled.
AMD Athlon II X4 640	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
DDR3-1333	Memory	LPDDR5-6400, DDR5-4800
16 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
21.3 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	76.8 GB/s
No	ECC	No
2.00 MB	L2 Cache	4.00 MB
--	L3 Cache	16.00 MB
2.0	PCIe version	4.0
--	PCIe lanes	12
--	PCIe Bandwidth	23.6 GB/s
Thermal Management The AMD Athlon II X4 640 has a TDP of 95 W. The TDP of the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z is 15 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution.
AMD Athlon II X4 640	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
95 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	15 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	28 W
--	TDP down	--
--	Tjunction max.	105 °C
Technical details The AMD Athlon II X4 640 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z is at 20.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 6 nm.
AMD Athlon II X4 640	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z
45 nm	Technology	6 nm
Unknown	Chip design	Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
AM3	Socket	FP7
AMD-V	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
No	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Linux	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2010	Release date	Q2/2022
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD Athlon II X4 640 (25%)

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

AMD Athlon II X4 640 (12%)

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z (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 640 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	389 (24%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 8C 16T @ 4.73 GHz	1613 (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 640 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1471 (10%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz	14369 (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 640 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	386 (25%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 8C 16T @ 4.73 GHz	1526 (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 640 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1332 (15%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz	8883 (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 640 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	152 (26%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 8C 16T @ 4.73 GHz	589 (100%)

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 640 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	582 (11%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz	5534 (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 640 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	2161 (10%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz	21025 (100%)

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 640 @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z AMD Radeon 680M @ 2.20 GHz	3379 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	AMD Athlon II X4 640 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	557 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 8C 16T @ 2.70 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 640 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	71 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 8C 16T @ 4.73 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 640 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	274 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 8C 16T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)


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AMD Athlon II X4 640 vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z

CPU comparison with benchmarks

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CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Internal Graphics

Hardware codec support

Memory & PCIe

Thermal Management

Technical details