AMD Athlon II X4 635 review
in Processors
Verdict
Performs a little too slowly and costs too much; overshadowed by better value rivals
Review Date: 19 Feb 2010
Reviewed By: Darien Graham-Smith
Price when reviewed: £82 (£96 inc VAT)
Overall Rating
Features & Design
Value for Money
Performance
| Details | |
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| Part Code | ADX635WFGIBOX |
| Review Date | 19 Feb 2010 |
| Price ex VAT | £82 |
| Price inc VAT | £96 |
| Overall rating |
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| Features & Design |
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| Value for Money |
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| Performance |
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| Specifications | |
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| Cores (number of) | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.90GHz |
| L2 cache size (total) | 2.0MB |
| L3 cache size (total) | 0MB |
| Voltage range | 0.85V-1.25V |
| Thermal design power | 95W |
| Fab process | 45nm |
| Virtualisation features |
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| HyperTransport frequency | 2,000MHz |
| Clock-unlocked? |
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| Performance tests | |
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| Overall application benchmark score | 1.55 |
From around the web
"But compared with most of Intel’s Core i3 range it’s off the bottom of the chart".
Does Intel have a Most Of Core i3 Chart?
- Thought Not!
"Intel’s baby is simply better engineered". You are compairing different generations of technologies, what do you expect to find?
Which is the more powerful for crunching?
By skgiven on 4 Mar 2010 
clinamen
Be careful of the numbers here. Compare the numbers this review with the numbers here:
http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/processors/355675/a
md-phenom-ii-x2-555
which extol the virtues of the Phenom vs i3.
The specific numbers for specific tests don't agree. In fact, the reason I chose the then available Athlon IIx4 630 was the particularly good numbers in 2D. But what also has to be taken in serious consideration is the video card's 2D performance.
By LawrenceHudetz on 4 Mar 2010
Just to be clear, the Phenom II X2 255 is good value compared to the similarly-performing Core i3-540, while this model, the Athlon II X4 635, is worse value than the better-performing Core i3-530.
By DarienGS on 5 Mar 2010
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