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AMD Athlon II X4 635 2.9GHz Socket AM3 Quad-Core Processor Review
AMD Athlon II X4 635 2.9GHz Socket AM3 Quad-Core Processor Review - PCSTATS
Enter the AMD Athlon II X4 635 processor, a mainstream quad-core chip clocked at 2.9GHz and priced at just $120 bucks. Compatible with socket AM3 and AM2+ motherboards, the AMD Athlon II X4 635 is set to be the darling of media PC, home FTP server and budget-minded home PC builders.
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Filed under: CPU / Processors Published:  Author: 
External Mfg. Website: AMD Jan 25 2010   J. Apong  
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32-Bit CPU Rendering Benchmarks: Cinebench R10, Bibble 5.0

Cinebench R10 Source: CINEBENCH

CINEBENCH is a real-world test suite that assesses your computer's performace capabilities. CINEBENCH runs several tests on your computer to measure the performance of the main processor under real world circumstances. The benchmark application makes use of up to 16 CPUs or CPU cores to render a photo-reaslistic image. The scene makes use of various CPU-intensive features such as reflection, ambient occlusion, area lights and procedural shaders. In the first run, the benchmark only uses one CPU (or CPU core), to ascertain a reference value. On computers that have multiple CPUs or CPU cores and on those who simulate multiple CPUs (via HyperThreading or similar technolgies), MAXON CINEBENCH will run a second test using all available CPU power. Higher results are best. Cinebench is multi-threaded.

PCSTATS Benchmark ReportCinebench R10 - Windows Vista
1 CPU Points Ranking
Intel Core i7 920 3066
Intel Core i5 750 3033
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 3475
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3306
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (125W) 3102
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 2920
AMD Phenom II X4 910e 2394
AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition 2570
AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition 2932
AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition 2843
AMD Athlon II X4 635 2500
AMD Athlon II X4 620 2264
AMD Athlon II X3 435 2509
AMD Athlon II X2 250 2686
AMD Athlon II X2 240e 2524
x CPU Points Ranking
Intel Core i7 920 12640
Intel Core i5 750 10655
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 6732
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 6339
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (125W) 11109
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 10455
AMD Phenom II X4 910e 8528
AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition 7104
AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition 5707
AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition 5518
AMD Athlon II X4 635 8791
AMD Athlon II X4 620 8164
AMD Athlon II X3 435 6697
AMD Athlon II X2 250 5205
AMD Athlon II X2 240e 4879

When it comes to rendering performance per dollar, nothing compares to the Athlon II X4 635 CPU with all four of its cores computing. This will a terrific processor for render farms, where the focus is on cost-efficient parallel processing.

PCSTATS Benchmark ReportCinebench R10 - Windows 7
1 CPU (split between cores) Points Ranking
Intel Core i7 920 3090
Intel Core i5 750 3032
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3309
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (125W) 3105
AMD Phenom II X4 910e 2391
AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition 2929
AMD Athlon II X4 635 2502
AMD Athlon II X4 620 2262
AMD Athlon II X3 435 2500
AMD Athlon II X2 240e 2524
x CPU (full load all cores) Points Ranking
Intel Core i7 920 12803
Intel Core i5 750 10706
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 6356
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (125W) 11104
AMD Phenom II X4 910e 8500
AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition 5684
AMD Athlon II X4 635 8842
AMD Athlon II X4 620 8179
AMD Athlon II X3 435 6689
AMD Athlon II X2 240e 4907

Improved multi-core support in Windows 7 shows some benefit for the Athlon II X4 635 here.

Bibble 5.0 Source: Bibble Labs

Bibble 5 is a multi-threaded photographic workflow application that can be used to demonstrate the ability to scale work load across 4, 8, 16 or more processor cores. The basic process we will use for benchmarking is to convert a batch of 50 RAW image files from a digital SLR camera from their original RAW format to JPEG's at full resolution, using the applications default image settings.

Lower results are best.

PCSTATS Benchmark ReportBibble 5.0 - Windows Vista
Batch RAW-to-JPEG Conversion: sec/Image Ranking
Intel Core i7 920 0.261
Intel Core i5 750 0.327
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 0.585
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 0.61
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (125W) 0.36
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 0.377
AMD Phenom II X4 910e 0.442
AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition 0.623
AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition 0.714
AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition 0.767
AMD Athlon II X4 635 0.449
AMD Athlon II X4 620 0.486
AMD Athlon II X3 435 0.592
AMD Athlon II X2 250 0.822
AMD Athlon II X2 240e 0.82
Time to Complete 50 Photos: sec Ranking
Intel Core i7 920 13
Intel Core i5 750 16.4
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 29.2
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 30.5
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (125W) 18
AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition 17.9
AMD Phenom II X4 910e 22.1
AMD Phenom II X3 720 Black Edition 31.2
AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition 35.7
AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition 38.3
AMD Athlon II X4 635 22.4
AMD Athlon II X4 620 24.3
AMD Athlon II X3 435 29.6
AMD Athlon II X2 250 41.1
AMD Athlon II X2 240e 41

Multi-threaded applications like Bibble 5.0 are another point in the Athlon II X4 635's favor. While Intel's "Nehalem"-based quad core processors and AMD's Phenom II processors are predictably faster, it's still amazing how much performance you can get out of a processor that costs $120!

PCSTATS Benchmark ReportBibble 5.0 - Windows 7
Batch RAW-to-JPEG Conversion: (sec/Image) Points Ranking
Intel Core i7 920 0.263
Intel Core i5 750 0.37
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 0.616
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (125W) 0.343
AMD Phenom II X4 910e 0.433
AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition 0.712
AMD Athlon II X4 635 0.435
AMD Athlon II X4 620 0.48
AMD Athlon II X3 435 0.57
AMD Athlon II X2 240e 0.835
Time to Complete 50 Photo's: (sec) Points Ranking
Intel Core i7 920 13.2
Intel Core i5 750 18.5
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 30.8
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition (125W) 17.2
AMD Phenom II X4 910e 21.6
AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition 35.6
AMD Athlon II X4 635 21.7
AMD Athlon II X4 620 24
AMD Athlon II X3 435 28.5
AMD Athlon II X2 240e 41.8

Windows 7 shows a small improvement in Bibble image conversion batch test.

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Contents of Article: AMD Athlon II X4 635
 Pg 1.  AMD Athlon II X4 635 2.9GHz Socket AM3 Quad-Core Processor Review
 Pg 2.  Core-by-Core CPU Power Draw & Overclocking
 Pg 3.  32-bit CPU System Benchmarks: SYSMark 2007
 Pg 4.  32-bit CPU System Benchmarks: PCMark Vantage
 Pg 5.  32-Bit CPU Synthetic Benchmarks: SiSoft Sandra - Processor
 Pg 6.  32-Bit CPU Synthetic Benchmarks: SiSoft Sandra - Memory
 Pg 7.  32-Bit CPU Calculation Benchmarks: Super Pi
 Pg 8.  32-Bit CPU Calculation Benchmarks: wPrime2.0
 Pg 9.  32-Bit CPU Calculation Benchmarks: ScienceMark2, WinRAR
 Pg 10.  — 32-Bit CPU Rendering Benchmarks: Cinebench R10, Bibble 5.0
 Pg 11.  32-Bit CPU Rendering Benchmarks: POV-Ray 3.7
 Pg 12.  32-Bit CPU Rendering Benchmarks: SPECviewPerf 10
 Pg 13.  32-Bit CPU Synthetic Gaming Benchmarks: 3DMark Vantage, 3DMark 06
 Pg 14.  32-Bit CPU Rendering Benchmarks: Crysis
 Pg 15.  32-Bit CPU Rendering Benchmarks: FEAR
 Pg 16.  Quad-core Speed Bump Ahead

 
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