AMD Athlon II X4 640 Benchmark, Test and specs

Last updated: 2022-03-28

The AMD Athlon II X4 640 was released in Q2/2010 and has 4 cores. The processor can process 4 threads simultaneously and uses a mainboard with the socket AM3. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark, the AMD Athlon II X4 640 achieved a result of 386 points (single-core) or 1,332 points (multi-core).

CPU lineage
In this classification you can see to which group of processors the AMD Athlon II X4 640 belongs. We also show the direct predecessor and successor of AMD Athlon II X4 640.
Name:	AMD Athlon II X4 640
Family:	AMD Athlon II (52)
CPU group:	AMD Athlon II X4 (Propus) (10)
Architecture:	Propus
Segment:	Desktop / Server
Generation:	1
Predecessor:	--
Successor:	AMD Athlon II X4 740

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Athlon II X4 640 has 4 cores. The clock frequency of the AMD Athlon II X4 640 is 3.00 GHz. An initial performance assessment can be made using the number of CPU cores.

CPU Cores / Threads:	4 / 4
Core architecture:	normal
Cores:	4x

Hyperthreading / SMT:	No
Overclocking:	No
Frequency:	3.00 GHz
Turbo Frequency (1 Core):	--
Turbo Frequency (4 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.

AI hardware:	--
AI specifications:	--

Internal Graphics

The AMD Athlon II X4 640 has an integrated graphics that the system can use to efficiently play back videos. The AMD Athlon II X4 640 has the no iGPU installed, which has -- streaming multiprocessors (-- shaders).

GPU name:	no iGPU
GPU frequency:
GPU (Turbo):	No turbo
Compute units:	--
Shader:	--
Hardware Raytracing:	No
Release date:

Max. displays:
Generation:	--
Direct X:	--
Technology:
Max. GPU Memory:	--
Frame Generation:	No

Hardware codec support

Processors with integrated graphics can process video codecs faster. Support for modern codecs can significantly increase system efficiency during video playback.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit):	No
h265 / HEVC (10 bit):	No
h264:	No
VP8:	No
VP9:	No

AV1:	No
AVC:	No
VC-1:	No
JPEG:	No

Memory type:	Memory bandwidth:
Memory & PCIe The AMD Athlon II X4 640 supports a maximum of 16 GB memory. Depending on the mainboard, the processor can use a maximum of 2 (Dual Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum bandwidth of the main memory of 21.3 GB/s.

DDR3-1333	21.3 GB/s
Max. Memory:	16 GB
Memory channels:	2 (Dual Channel)
ECC:	No
PCIe:	2.0
PCIe Bandwidth:	--

Thermal Management The AMD Athlon II X4 640 has a TDP of 95 W. Based on the TDP, the system manufacturer can and must adapt the cooling solution to the processor.

TDP (PL1 / PBP):	95 W
TDP (PL2):	--
TDP up:	--
TDP down:	--
Tjunction max.:	--

Technical details

Modern production reduces the waste heat of a processor and increases its efficiency. The AMD Athlon II X4 640 is made in 45 nm and has 2.00 MB cache.

Technology:	45 nm
Chip design:
Socket:	AM3
L2-Cache:	2.00 MB
L3-Cache:	--
AES-NI:	No
Operating systems:	Windows 10, Linux

Virtualization:	AMD-V
Instruction set (ISA):	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions:	MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
Release date:	Q2/2010
Release price:	--
Part Number:	--
Documents:	--

AMD Athlon II X4 640
4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz

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Benchmark results

The benchmark results for the AMD Athlon II X4 640 have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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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.


	Intel Core 2 Quad Q9505 4C 4T @ 2.83 GHz	420
	AMD Athlon II X4 645 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	402
	Intel Celeron J4105 4C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	396
	AMD Athlon II X4 640 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	389
	Intel Core i7-4650U 2C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	381
	AMD Athlon II X4 635 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	376
	AMD Athlon II X4 630 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	363

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 645 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1520
	Intel Core M-5Y71 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	1489
	Intel Celeron J4105 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1477
	AMD Athlon II X4 640 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1471
	Intel Core i5-3210M 2C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	1431
	AMD Athlon II X4 635 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	1422
	Intel Processor N200 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	1415

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.


	Intel Atom C3955 16C 16T @ 2.40 GHz	387
	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 4C 4T @ 2.66 GHz	387
	Intel Pentium B940 2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz	387
	AMD Athlon II X4 640 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	386
	AMD Athlon II X2 245 2C 2T @ 2.90 GHz	386
	Apple A8X 3C 3T @ 1.50 GHz	386
	AMD A10-8700P 4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	386

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.


	HiSilicon Kirin 710A 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	1338
	Intel Core i7-4510U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1335
	Intel Pentium Silver N5030 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	1333
	AMD Athlon II X4 640 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1332
	Intel Celeron G3900T 2C 2T @ 2.60 GHz	1330
	Intel Core i7-2620M 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	1328
	Intel Core i7-3667U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	1328

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 645 4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz	157
	Intel Core i3-4005U 2C 4T @ 1.70 GHz	156
	Intel Celeron N4100 4C 4T @ 2.40 GHz	153
	AMD Athlon II X4 640 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	152
	Intel Xeon E7-8870 v2 15C 30T @ 2.90 GHz	151
	AMD Athlon II X4 635 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	147
	Intel Core i3-2330M 2C 4T @ 2.20 GHz	146

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.


	Intel Core i5-4310U 2C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	595
	Intel Core i5-5300U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	593
	Intel Core i5-5200U 2C 4T @ 2.50 GHz	584
	AMD Athlon II X4 640 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	582
	Intel Core i5-L16G7 5C 5T @ 1.80 GHz	577
	Intel Core i5-4260U 2C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	575
	AMD Athlon II X4 635 4C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	563

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.


	Intel Pentium G3430 2C 2T @ 3.30 GHz	2165
	AMD A4-6210 4C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	2164
	AMD A8-3820 4C 4T @ 2.80 GHz	2162
	AMD Athlon II X4 640 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	2161
	Intel Core M-5Y51 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	2161
	AMD A6-9220 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	2158
	MediaTek Kompanio 500 8C 8T @ 2.00 GHz	2154

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.


	Intel Core2 Duo E8600 2C 2T @ 3.33 GHz	563
	Intel Celeron G1820 2C 2T @ 2.70 GHz	560
	Intel Core i3-6006U 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	558
	AMD Athlon II X4 640 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	557
	AMD A12-9720P 4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz	543
	Intel Pentium G2010 2C 2T @ 2.80 GHz	542
	Intel Core i3-2350M 2C 4T @ 2.30 GHz	541

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.


	Intel Core i3-4100U 2C 4T @ 1.80 GHz	73
	AMD A10-9600P 4C 4T @ 3.30 GHz	72
	AMD A12-9700P 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	72
	AMD Athlon II X4 640 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	71
	Intel Celeron 3867U 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	71
	Intel Core i5-3339Y 2C 4T @ 2.00 GHz	71
	Intel Celeron 3865U 2C 2T @ 1.80 GHz	71

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.


	Intel Core i5-3380M 2C 4T @ 2.90 GHz	277
	AMD Athlon II X4 750K 4C 4T @ 4.00 GHz	276
	AMD FX-9830P 4C 4T @ 3.40 GHz	276
	AMD Athlon II X4 640 4C 4T @ 3.00 GHz	274
	Intel Pentium G4520 2C 2T @ 3.60 GHz	274
	Intel Core i5-7Y57 2C 4T @ 1.20 GHz	273
	Intel Core i5-4278U 2C 4T @ 2.60 GHz	272

Benchmarks

Cinebench R23 (SC)
586 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
565 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,488 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,461 entries

Cinebench R20 (SC)
656 entries

Cinebench R20 (MC)
604 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,392 entries

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
733 entries

Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,106 entries

Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,101 entries

Geekbench 3 (SC)
942 entries

Geekbench 3 (MC)
938 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
825 entries

Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
836 entries

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