AMD Athlon II X4 638
AMD Athlon II X4 750K
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AMD Athlon II X4 638 vs AMD Athlon II X4 750K. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2012
AMD Athlon II X4 638
AMD Athlon II X4 638
Released
Q4/2012
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AMD Athlon II X4 750K
AMD Athlon II X4 750K

What's the best choice AMD Athlon II X4 638 or AMD Athlon II X4 750K? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

AMD Athlon II X4 638 has a maximum frequency of 2.70 GHz. 4 / 4 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q1/2012.

AMD Athlon II X4 750K has a maximum frequency of 3.40 GHz. 4 Cores. Power consumption of 100 W. Released in Q4/2012.

Differences

  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    65 W left arrow 100 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Athlon II X4 638 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1269 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1182 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    1388 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 21% better clock speed

    3.40 GHz left arrow 2.70 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Athlon II X4 750K CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    865 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    773 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1130 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1175 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    644 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    629 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    731 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    513 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    928 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Athlon II X4 638 AMD Athlon II X4 638
AMD Athlon II X4 750K AMD Athlon II X4 750K
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Family
    AMD Athlon II left arrow AMD Athlon II
  • CPU group
    AMD Athlon II X4 (Llano) left arrow AMD Athlon II (Trinity)
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 1
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Frequency
    2.70 GHz left arrow 3.40 GHz
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h264
    No left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Athlon II X4 750K and AMD Athlon II X4 638. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1333 left arrow DDR3-1866
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB left arrow
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 1
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Athlon II X4 638 and AMD Athlon II X4 750K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 100 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Athlon II X4 638 and AMD Athlon II X4 638, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a left arrow SSE3
  • L2-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    -- left arrow 4.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Llano left arrow Trinity
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 32 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow None
  • Socket
    FM1 left arrow FM2
  • Release date
    Q1/2012 left arrow Q4/2012
  • Part Number
    AD638XOJGXBOX left arrow --

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between AMD Athlon II X4 638 and AMD Athlon II X4 750K.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
374
AMD Athlon II X4 638
503
AMD Athlon II X4 750K
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1326
AMD Athlon II X4 638
1341
AMD Athlon II X4 750K

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