AMD Phenom II X2 560
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AMD Phenom II X2 560 vs AMD Athlon II X4 638. Specifications, performance, tests

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Released
Q3/2010
AMD Phenom II X2 560
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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 Phenom II X2 560 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 Phenom II X2 560 has a base frequency of 3.30 GHz. 2 CPU Cores / Threads. Stated TDP / base power 80 W. Released in Q3/2010.

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.

Differences

  • Higher clock speed

    Around 22% better clock speed

    3.30 GHz left arrow 2.70 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Phenom II X2 560 CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    828 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    921 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    1032 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    1143 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Single-Core)
    679 place
  • Geekbench 3, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    750 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    574 place
  • Cinebench R11.5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    676 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    1015 place
  • More number of cores

    2 more cores

    4 left arrow 2
  • Lower stated TDP / base power

    Power limits alone do not measure performance per watt.

    65 W left arrow 80 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 Phenom II X2 560 AMD Phenom II X2 560
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 Phenom II - 545 left arrow AMD Athlon II X4 (Llano)
  • Family
    AMD Phenom II left arrow AMD Athlon II
  • Generation
    2 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
    3.3 GHz left arrow 2.7 GHz
  • Core architecture
    normal left arrow normal
  • CPU Cores
    2 left arrow 4
  • CPU Threads
    2 left arrow 4
  • Hyperthreading / SMT
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    Yes left arrow No
  • Turbo Frequency (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow -
  • Turbo Frequency (2 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.

  • 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.

  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • H.264 / AVC
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    No left arrow No
  • JPEG
    No left arrow No
  • VC-1
    No 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 Phenom II X2 560. 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
    DDR2-1066 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 Phenom II X2 560 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)
    80 W left arrow 65 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by AMD Phenom II X2 560 and AMD Athlon II X4 638, virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Architecture
    Callisto (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
    6 MB left arrow -
  • Part Number
    - left arrow AD638XOJGXBOX
  • Release date
    Q3/2010 left arrow Q1/2012
  • Socket
    AM3 left arrow FM1
  • Technology
    45 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 Phenom II X2 560 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.

424.000000
AMD Phenom II X2 560
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.

771.000000
AMD Phenom II X2 560
1326.000000
AMD Athlon II X4 638

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