AMD Phenom II X940 vs Athlon 750 |
Released January, 2011
AMD Phenom II X940
- 2.4 GHz
- Quad core
- Unlocked
Reasons to buy the AMD Phenom II X940
 | Much newer manufacturing process 45 nm | | Much higher clock speed 2.4 GHz |
| | Much more l2 cache 2 MB | | Has a NX bit Yes |
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Differences What are the advantages of each
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| Much newer manufacturing process | 45 nm | vs | 180 nm | A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor | |||
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| Much higher clock speed | 2.4 GHz | vs | 0.75 GHz | Around 3.2x higher clock speed | |||
| Much more l2 cache | 2 MB | vs | 0.5 MB | 4x more l2 cache; more data can be stored in the l2 cache for quick access later | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | vs | No | Somewhat common; Prevents a common class of security exploits | |||
| Newer | Jan, 2011 | vs | Nov, 1999 | Release date over 11 years later | |||
| More cores | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more cores; run more applications at once | |||
| More threads | 4 | vs | 1 | 3 more threads | |||
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| CPUBoss is not aware of any important advantages of the Athlon 750 vs the Phenom II X940. | |||||||
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Features Key features of the Phenom II X940 vs Athlon 750
clock speed
L2 cache
Specifications Full list of technical specs
summary | Phenom II X940 | vs | Athlon 750 |
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| Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 0.75 GHz | |
| Cores | Quad core | Single core | |
| Socket type | |||
| S1 | |||
| Slot A | |||
features | |||
| Has a NX bit | Yes | No | |
| Instruction set extensions | |||
| SSE4a | |||
| SSE2 | |||
| MMX | |||
| SSE3 | |||
| SSE | |||
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details | Phenom II X940 | vs | Athlon 750 |
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| Threads | 4 | 1 | |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 0.5 MB | |
| L2 cache per core | 0.5 MB/core | 0.5 MB/core | |
| Manufacture process | 45 nm | 180 nm | |
| Max CPUs | 1 | 1 | |
power consumption | |||
| Typical power consumption | 36.56W | N/A | |
bus | |||
| Clock speed | 1,800 MHz | 200 MHz | |
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