AMD Athlon II X4 641
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AMD Athlon II X4 641 vs AMD C-50. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q1/2012
AMD Athlon II X4 641
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Q1/2011
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AMD C-50
AMD C-50

What's the best choice AMD Athlon II X4 641 or AMD C-50? 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 641 has a base frequency of 2.80 GHz. 4 / 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 100 W. Released in Q1/2012.

AMD C-50 has a base frequency of 1.00 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 9 W. Released in Q1/2011.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 180% better clock speed

    2.80 GHz left arrow 1.00 GHz
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    4 left arrow 2

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Athlon II X4 641 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1066 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    912 place
AMD C-50 Reasons to consider
AMD C-50
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  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    9 W left arrow 100 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD C-50 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    556 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    499 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1296 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1286 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1639 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    917 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    916 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    823 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1214 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Athlon II X4 641 AMD Athlon II X4 641
AMD C-50 AMD C-50
CPU family and group

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

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

Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.

  • Base Frequency
    2.8 GHz left arrow 1 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • Core Configuration
    4x left arrow -
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 2
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 2
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    - left arrow No turbo
  • Turbo Frequency (2 Cores)
    - left arrow No turbo
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.

  • DirectX Version
    - left arrow 11
  • Execution units
    - left arrow 1
  • Generation
    - left arrow 3
  • GPU Frequency
    - left arrow 280 MHz
  • GPU name
    no iGPU left arrow AMD Radeon HD 6250
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    - left arrow 2
  • Max. GPU Memory
    - left arrow 1 GB
  • Release date
    - left arrow Q4/2010
  • Shader
    - left arrow 80
  • Technology
    - left arrow 40 nm
Hardware codec support

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

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow Decode
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD C-50 and AMD Athlon II X4 641. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB left arrow -
  • Memory Bandwidth
    21.3 GB/s left arrow -
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 1
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1333 left arrow DDR3-1066
  • PCIe
    2.0 left arrow -
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Athlon II X4 641 and AMD C-50 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.

  • TDP (PL1, legacy label)
    100 W left arrow 9 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Athlon II X4 641 and AMD C-50, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Llano left arrow Ontario (Bobcat)
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a left arrow SSE3, SSE4a
  • L2-Cache
    4 MB left arrow -
  • L3-Cache
    - left arrow 1 MB
  • Part Number
    AD638XOJGXBOX left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q1/2012 left arrow Q1/2011
  • Socket
    FM1 left arrow BGA 413
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 40 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow AMD-V

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 641 and AMD C-50.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

These are saved results from the earlier catalog. Measurement dates and test configurations were not recorded. Models with no comparable results are omitted.

Recent models: test results with identified primary sources — Cinebench R23 · Cinebench R20 · Cinebench R15 · Cinebench 2026 · RandomX benchmark

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

Higher values are better in this metric.

388.000000
AMD Athlon II X4 641
91.000000
AMD C-50
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

Higher values are better in this metric.

1421.000000
AMD Athlon II X4 641
162.000000
AMD C-50

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