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AMD Athlon II X4 651 Quad- vs Phenom II X4 980

The AMD Athlon II X4 651 Quad-Core is newer than AMD Phenom II X4 980, while AMD Phenom II X4 980 is around 12% faster in multi-threaded (CPU Mark) testing, it is around 15% faster in single-thread testing. However, AMD Phenom II X4 980 uses around 22% more power. All the CPUs in this comparison belong in the Desktop CPU Class.The values below were tabulated from a combined 226 benchmarks submitted from our PerformanceTest software and results and are updated daily to include new submissions.

  • The first section will show basic information for each CPU selected.
  • The additional graphs shows the CPU Mark and Single Thread values of each CPU selected.
  • An accompany graph, if price data is available, will shows the value for money, in terms of the CPU Mark/Thread Rating per dollar.
  • The last section will show approximate yearly running costs for the CPUs.

×AMD Athlon II X4 651 Quad-Core×AMD Phenom II X4 980+ ADD
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Socket TypeFM1AM3
CPU ClassDesktopDesktop
Clockspeed3.0 GHz3.7 GHz
Turbo SpeedNot SupportedNot Supported
# of Physical Cores4 (Threads: 4)4 (Threads: 4)
CacheL1: 512KB, L2: 4.0MB, L1: 512KB, L2: 2.0MB, L3: 6MB
TDP100W125W
Yearly Running Cost$18.25$22.81
Other
First Seen on ChartQ1 2012Q3 2011
# of Samples109117
CPU Value16.721.8
Single Thread Rating(% diff. to max in group)1287(-14.8%)1511(0.0%)
CPU Mark(% diff. to max in group)2500(-11.9%)2839(0.0%)
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CPU Mark Rating
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II X4 651 Quad-Core
2,500
AMD Phenom II X4 980
2,839
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CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price)
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better value
AMD Athlon II X4 651 Quad-Core
16.7
AMD Phenom II X4 980
21.8
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CPU Single Thread Rating
As of 1st of December 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
AMD Athlon II X4 651 Quad-Core
1,287
AMD Phenom II X4 980
1,511
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Estimated Energy Usage Cost
Estimated Energy Adjustable Values
Average hours of use per day Average CPU Utilization (0-100%)1 Power cost, $ per kWh2
8
25
1Average user usage is typically low and can vary from task to task. An estimate load 25% is nominal.
2Typical power costs vary around the world. Check your last power bill for details. Values of $0.15 to $0.45 per kWh are typical.
AMD Athlon II X4 651 Quad-Core AMD Phenom II X4 980
Max TDP100W125W
Power consumption per day (kWh)NANA
Running cost per dayNANA
Power consumption per year (kWh)NANA
Running cost per yearNANA
Shown CPU power usage is based on linear interpolation of Max TDP (i.e. max load). Actual CPU power profile may vary.