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AMD A6-3650 vs AMD Athlon II X4 638. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2011
AMD A6-3650
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Q1/2012
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AMD Athlon II X4 638
AMD Athlon II X4 638

What's the best choice AMD A6-3650 or AMD Athlon II X4 638? Which processor is faster?

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

AMD A6-3650 has a base frequency of 2.60 GHz. 4 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 100 W. Released in Q3/2011.

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.

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Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD A6-3650 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    528 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    444 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1132 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1029 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    1128 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    754 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    608 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    679 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    536 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (iGPU, OpenGL)
    115 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    877 place
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 4% better clock speed

    2.70 GHz left arrow 2.60 GHz
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure 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)
    1088 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    946 place

Specifications

Technical data
AMD A6-3650 AMD A6-3650
AMD Athlon II X4 638 AMD Athlon II X4 638
CPU family and group

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

  • CPU group
    AMD A6-3000 left arrow AMD Athlon II X4 (Llano)
  • Family
    AMD A left arrow AMD Athlon II
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 2
  • Segment
    Desktop / Server left arrow Desktop / Server
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
    2.6 GHz left arrow 2.7 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    4 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    4 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (4 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow -
  • Core Configuration
    - left arrow 4x
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
    11 left arrow -
  • Execution units
    5 left arrow -
  • Generation
    3 left arrow -
  • GPU Frequency
    440 MHz left arrow -
  • GPU name
    AMD Radeon HD 6530D left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU Turbo
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Max. displays
    0 left arrow -
  • Max. GPU Memory
    1 GB left arrow -
  • Release date
    Q4/2010 left arrow -
  • Shader
    320 left arrow -
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow -
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
    Decode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP8
    No left arrow No
  • VP9
    No left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Athlon II X4 638 and AMD A6-3650. Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • Max. Memory
    - left arrow 16 GB
  • Memory channels
    2 left arrow 2
  • Memory type
    DDR3-1600 left arrow DDR3-1333
  • Memory Bandwidth
    - left arrow 21.3 GB/s
  • PCIe
    - left arrow 2.0
Encryption
  • AES-NI
    No left arrow No
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP AMD A6-3650 and AMD Athlon II X4 638 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 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD A6-3650 and AMD Athlon II X4 638, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Llano (K10) left arrow Llano
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    x86-64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    SSE3, SSE4a left arrow MMX, 3DNow!, SSE3, SSE4a
  • L2-Cache
    - left arrow 4 MB
  • L3-Cache
    4 MB left arrow -
  • Part Number
    - left arrow AD638XOJGXBOX
  • Release date
    Q3/2011 left arrow Q1/2012
  • Socket
    FM1 left arrow FM1
  • Technology
    32 nm left arrow 32 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 A6-3650 and AMD Athlon II X4 638.

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.

337.000000
AMD A6-3650
374.000000
AMD Athlon II X4 638
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.

1134.000000
AMD A6-3650
1326.000000
AMD Athlon II X4 638

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