AMD Phenom II X4 940 vs Athlon II X4 640 |
Released January, 2009
AMD Phenom II X4 940
- 3 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
2.1 Out of 10
Reasons to buy the AMD Phenom II X4 940
 | Is unlocked Yes |
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CPUBoss Review Our evaluation of 940 vs 640 among desktop CPUs (over 75W)
Performance | |
Benchmark performance using all cores | |
| PCMark 8 Home 3.0 Accelerated, PassMark and 1 more | |
Single-core Performance | |
Individual core benchmark performance | |
| PassMark (Single Core), Geekbench 3 Single Core and 1 more | |
Integrated Graphics | |
Integrated GPU performance for graphics | |
| Fire Strike | |
Integrated Graphics (OpenCL) | |
Integrated GPU performance for parallel computing | |
| CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 4 more | |
Performance per Watt | |
How efficiently does the processor use electricity? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
Value | |
Are you paying a premium for performance? | |
| Fire Strike, CompuBench 1.5 Bitcoin mining and 11 more | |
No winner declared
Too close to call
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Is unlocked | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; An unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking | |||
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| CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the Athlon II X4 640 vs the Phenom II X4 940. | |||||||
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Benchmarks Real world tests of Phenom II X4 940 vs Athlon II X4 640
GeekBench 3 (Multi-core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (Single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench 3 (AES single core) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (32-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench (64-bit) Data courtesy Primate Labs
GeekBench
PassMark Data courtesy Passmark
PassMark (Single Core)
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Phenom II X4 940 | vs | Athlon II X4 640 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clock speed | 3 GHz | 3 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Quad core | |
| Socket type | |||
| AM2+ | |||
| AM3 | |||
| Is unlocked | Yes | No | |
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | Yes | |
| Has virtualization support | Yes | Yes | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
| 3DNow! | |||
| Supports dynamic frequency scaling | Yes | Yes | |
power consumption | |||
| TDP | 125W | 95W | |
| Annual home energy cost | 30.11 $/year | 22.89 $/year | |
| Annual commercial energy cost | 109.5 $/year | 83.22 $/year | |
| Performance per watt | 1.19 pt/W | 1.54 pt/W | |
| Typical power consumption | 101.56W | 77.19W | |
bus | |||
| Clock speed | 1,800 MHz | 2,000 MHz | |
details | Phenom II X4 940 | vs | Athlon II X4 640 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Architecture | x86-64 | x86-64 | |
| Threads | 4 | 4 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| L3 cache | 6 MB | 0 MB | |
| L3 cache per core | 1.5 MB/core | 0 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 45 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
| Voltage range | 0.88 - 1.5V | 1.05 - 1.4V | |
| Operating temperature | Unknown - 62°C | Unknown - 71°C | |
overclocking | |||
| Overclock popularity | 44 | 36 | |
| Overclocked clock speed | 3.72 GHz | 3.57 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Water) | 3.83 GHz | 3.89 GHz | |
| Overclocked clock speed (Air) | 3.72 GHz | 3.57 GHz | |
integrated graphics | |||
| GPU | None | None | |
| Label | N/A | N/A | |
| Latest DirectX | N/A | N/A | |
| Number of displays supported | N/A | N/A | |
| GPU clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| Turbo clock speed | N/A | N/A | |
| 3DMark06 | N/A | N/A | |
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