Processor comparison
AMD Athlon 3000G vs AMD Athlon II X4 638
AMD
AMD Athlon 3000G
AMD Socket AM4
3500 MHz
2 cores
Nov 2019
DESKTOP
VS
AMD
AMD Athlon II X4 638
AMD Socket FM1
2700 MHz
4 cores
Feb 2012
DESKTOP
Summary
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 3000G
- This is a newer product, it might have better application compatibility/performance (check features chart below).
- Has an integrated GPU, which allows to run the system without a dedicated graphics card, unlike the AMD Athlon II X4 638.
- Higher theoretical gaming performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon II X4 638
- Higher theoretical multi-threaded performance, based on raw specifications plus core architecture.
Gaming
HWSpot recommends the AMD Athlon 3000G
Based on game and synthetic benchmarks, and theoretical specifications.
Productivity
No clear winner declared
Specifications
Features
| AMD Athlon 3000G | AMD Athlon II X4 638 |
|---|
| MMX | | |
| SSE | | |
| SSE2 | | |
| SSE3 | | |
| SSSE3 | | |
| SSE4A | | |
| SSE4.1 | | |
| SSE4.2 | | |
| AES | | |
| AVX | | |
| AVX2 | | |
| BMI1 | | |
| BMI2 | | |
| SHA | | |
| F16C | | |
| FMA3 | | |
| AMD64 | | |
| EVP | | |
| AMD-V | | |
| SMAP | | |
| SMEP | | |
| 3DNow! | | |
| NX bit | | |
Architecture
| AMD Athlon 3000G | AMD Athlon II X4 638 |
|---|
| Architecture | AMD Zen | AMD LLano |
| Market | Desktop | Desktop |
| Memory Support | DDR4
Dual-channel | DDR3 |
| Codename | Zen | Llano |
| Release Date | Nov 2019 | Feb 2012 |
Cores
| AMD Athlon 3000G | AMD Athlon II X4 638 |
|---|
| Cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| SMPs | 1 | 1 |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Vega 3 | No |
Cache
| AMD Athlon 3000G | AMD Athlon II X4 638 |
|---|
| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | 1024 KB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | 4MB (shared) | 0 KB |
Physical
| AMD Athlon 3000G | AMD Athlon II X4 638 |
|---|
| Socket | AMD Socket AM4 | AMD Socket FM1 |
| Max Case Temp | N/A | unknown |
| Package | µPGA | uPGA |
| Die Size | 148mm² | 228mm² |
| Process | 14 nm | 32 nm |
Performance
| AMD Athlon 3000G | AMD Athlon II X4 638 |
|---|
| Cpu Frequency | 3500 MHz | 2700 MHz |
| Turbo Clock | none | none |
| Base Clock | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Voltage | N/A | 1.4125 V |
| TDP | 35 W | 65 W |
Raw performance index
Raw single-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon 3000G3850 points
- AMD Athlon II X4 6382700 points
Points - higher is better
Raw multi-thread performance estimation
- AMD Athlon 3000G9394 points
- AMD Athlon II X4 63810800 points
Points - higher is better