AMD Athlon II X4 640 | Intel Pentium D 915 | |
CPU comparisonIn this CPU comparison, we compare the AMD Athlon II X4 640 and the Intel Pentium D 915 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 Intel Pentium D 915 which has 2 CPU cores and was introduced in Q3/2006. |
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AMD Athlon II (52) | Family | Intel Pentium (150) |
AMD Athlon II X4 (Propus) (10) | CPU group | Intel Pentium D (6) |
1 | Generation | 0 |
Propus | Architecture | Presler |
Desktop / Server | Segment | Desktop / Server |
-- | Predecessor | -- |
AMD Athlon II X4 740 | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe 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 Intel Pentium D 915 clocks with 2.80 GHz, has 2 CPU cores and can calculate 2 threads in parallel. |
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AMD Athlon II X4 640 | Characteristic | Intel Pentium D 915 |
4 | Cores | 2 |
4 | Threads | 2 |
normal | Core architecture | normal |
No | Hyperthreading | No |
No | Overclocking ? | No |
3.00 GHz | Frequency | 2.80 GHz |
-- | Turbo Frequency (1 Core) | -- |
-- | Turbo Frequency (All Cores) | -- |
Memory & PCIeUp to 16 GB of memory in a maximum of 2 memory channels is supported by the AMD Athlon II X4 640, while the Intel Pentium D 915 supports a maximum of GB of memory with a maximum memory bandwidth of -- enabled. |
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AMD Athlon II X4 640 | Characteristic | Intel Pentium D 915 |
DDR3-1333 | Memory | DDR2 |
16 GB | Max. Memory | |
2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 0 |
21.3 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | -- |
No | ECC | No |
2.00 MB | L2 Cache | 4.00 MB |
-- | L3 Cache | -- |
2.0 | PCIe version | -- |
-- | PCIe lanes | -- |
-- | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe AMD Athlon II X4 640 has a TDP of 95 W. The TDP of the Intel Pentium D 915 is 95 W. System integrators use the TDP of the processor as a guide when dimensioning the cooling solution. |
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AMD Athlon II X4 640 | Characteristic | Intel Pentium D 915 |
95 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 95 W |
-- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
-- | TDP up | -- |
-- | TDP down | -- |
-- | Tjunction max. | -- |
Technical detailsThe AMD Athlon II X4 640 has 2.00 MB cache and is manufactured in 45 nm. The cache of Intel Pentium D 915 is at 4.00 MB. The processor is manufactured in 65 nm. |
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AMD Athlon II X4 640 | Characteristic | Intel Pentium D 915 |
45 nm | Technology | 65 nm |
Unknown | Chip design | Monolithic |
x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a | ISA extensions | -- |
AM3 | Socket | LGA 775 |
AMD-V | Virtualization | None |
No | AES-NI | No |
Windows 10, Linux | Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux |
Q2/2010 | Release date | Q3/2006 |
-- | Release price | 74 $ |
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AMD Athlon II X4 640
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Pentium D 915
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 640
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Pentium D 915
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 640
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Pentium D 915
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 640
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Pentium D 915
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 640
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Pentium D 915
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 640
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Pentium D 915
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 640
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Pentium D 915
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 640
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Pentium D 915
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 640
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Pentium D 915
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
AMD Athlon II X4 640
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz |
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Intel Pentium D 915
2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz |
Devices using this processor |
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AMD Athlon II X4 640 | Intel Pentium D 915 |
Unknown | Unknown |