Phenom II X4 P940 vs A10-7800

Primary details

Comparing A10-7800 and Phenom II X4 P940 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1926not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno data4x AMD Phenom II
Power efficiency2.94no data
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date31 July 2014 (10 years ago)4 October 2010 (14 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A10-7800 and Phenom II X4 P940 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz1.7 GHz
Bus rateno data3600 MHz
L1 cache256 KB512 KB
L2 cache4096 KB2 MB
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die size245 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,411 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on A10-7800 and Phenom II X4 P940 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
SocketFM2+S1 (S1g4)
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7800 and Phenom II X4 P940. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
FRTC+-
FreeSync+-
DualGraphics+-
TrueAudio+-
PowerNow+-
PowerGating+-
Out-of-band client management+-
VirusProtect++
HSA+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-7800 and Phenom II X4 P940 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-7800 and Phenom II X4 P940. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3-2133DDR3
Max memory channels2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R7 Graphicsno data
iGPU core count8no data
จำนวนพาธไลน์512no data
Enduro+-
Switchable graphics+-
UVD+-
VCE+-

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of A10-7800 and Phenom II X4 P940 integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort+-
HDMI+-

Graphics API support

APIs supported by A10-7800 and Phenom II X4 P940 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXDirectX® 12no data
Vulkan+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7800 and Phenom II X4 P940.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 31 July 2014 4 October 2010
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 25 Watt

A10-7800 has an age advantage of 3 years, and a 60.7% more advanced lithography process.

Phenom II X4 P940, on the other hand, has 160% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between A10-7800 and Phenom II X4 P940. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that A10-7800 is a desktop processor while Phenom II X4 P940 is a notebook one.


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