AMD Athlon II X4 638
Intel Core i3-4150
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AMD Athlon II X4 638 vs Intel Core i3-4150. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2012
AMD Athlon II X4 638
AMD Athlon II X4 638
Released
Q2/2014
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Intel Core i3-4150
Intel Core i3-4150

What's the best choice AMD Athlon II X4 638 or Intel Core i3-4150? 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.

Intel Core i3-4150 has a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. 2 Cores. Power consumption of 54 W. Released in Q2/2014.

Differences

  • More number of cores

    2 times more cores

    4 left arrow 2

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)

    1066 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 23% better clock speed

    3.50 GHz left arrow 2.70 GHz
  • Performance per watt

    About 0.83 times less performance per watt

    54 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Intel Core i3-4150 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    516 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    654 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    817 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    995 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1023 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    253 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    449 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    252 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    523 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    246 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    849 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD Athlon II X4 638 AMD Athlon II X4 638
Intel Core i3-4150 Intel Core i3-4150
CPU family and group

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

  • Family
    AMD Athlon II left arrow Intel Core i3
  • CPU group
    AMD Athlon II X4 (Llano) left arrow Intel Core i 4000
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Generation
    2 left arrow 4
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 No
  • Frequency
    2.70 GHz left arrow 3.50 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 Intel HD Graphics 4400
  • GPU frequency
    left arrow 0.35 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow 1.15 GHz
  • Execution units
    left arrow 20
  • Shader
    left arrow 160
  • Max. GPU Memory
    -- left arrow 2 GB
  • Max. displays
    left arrow 3
  • Generation
    left arrow 7.5
  • Technology
    left arrow 22 nm
  • Release date
    left arrow Q2/2013
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 Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    No left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VC-1
    No left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    No left arrow Decode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i3-4150 and AMD Athlon II X4 638. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    DDR3-1333 left arrow DDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
  • Max. Memory
    16 GB left arrow
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Athlon II X4 638 and Intel Core i3-4150 to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    65 W left arrow 54 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 SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
  • L2-Cache
    4.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    -- left arrow 3.00 MB
  • Architecture
    Llano left arrow Haswell S
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 22 nm
  • Virtualization
    AMD-V left arrow VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
  • Socket
    FM1 left arrow LGA 1150
  • Release date
    Q1/2012 left arrow Q2/2014
  • 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 Intel Core i3-4150.

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
773
Intel Core i3-4150
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
1651
Intel Core i3-4150

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