What's the best choice AMD Athlon II X4 638 or AMD Phenom II X4 980? Which processor is faster?
Compare the available specifications of these models.
AMD Athlon II X4 638 has a base frequency of 2.70 GHz. 4 / 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 65 W. Released in Q1/2012.
AMD Phenom II X4 980 has a base frequency of 3.70 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 125 W. Released in Q2/2011.
Reasons to consider Lower stated TDP / base power
Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.
125 W
Common positions AMD Athlon II X4 638 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.
Reasons to consider Higher clock speed
Around 37% better clock speed
2.70 GHz
Common positions AMD Phenom II X4 980 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.
AMD Athlon II X4 638
Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.
AMD Phenom II - 800/900
AMD Phenom II
4
Desktop / Server
Core counts, threads, cache and clock modes describe the CPU configuration. Performance depends on the workload and comparable measured results.
3.7 GHz
normal
-
4
4
No
Yes
No turbo
No turbo
Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.
no iGPU
No turbo
Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Phenom II X4 980 and AMD Athlon II X4 638. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.
No
-
-
2
DDR2-1066
-
No
Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD Athlon II X4 638 and AMD Phenom II X4 980 Power specifications describe different manufacturer limits. TDP, base power and maximum turbo power are separate values; they do not establish measured system consumption.
125 W
Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Athlon II X4 638 and AMD Phenom II X4 980, virtual machine technologies and process technology.
Deneb (K10)
x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE3, SSE4a
-
6 MB
-
Q2/2011
AM3
45 nm
AMD-V
No comparable benchmark results are available yet. Specifications alone do not determine which model is faster.
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