Athlon X4 940 vs A10-7890K
Primary details
Comparing A10-7890K and Athlon X4 940 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 1803 | not rated |
Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.33 | no data |
Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
Architecture codename | Godaveri (2015−2016) | Bristol Ridge (2016−2019) |
Release date | 11 January 2016 (8 years ago) | 27 July 2017 (7 years ago) |
Launch price (MSRP) | $150 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
A10-7890K and Athlon X4 940 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 cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
Threads | 4 | 4 |
Base clock speed | 4 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 4.3 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
L1 cache | 256 KB | 128 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 4096 KB | 512 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 0 KB | 0 KB |
Chip lithography | 28 nm | 28 nm |
Die size | 246 mm2 | 246 mm2 |
Maximum core temperature | 72 °C | no data |
Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 74 °C | 74 °C |
Number of transistors | 1,178 million | 1,178 million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Unlocked multiplier | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on A10-7890K and Athlon X4 940 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 configuration | 1 | 1 |
Socket | FM2+ | AM4 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A10-7890K and Athlon X4 940. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
AES-NI | + | + |
FMA | FMA4 | + |
AVX | AVX | + |
FRTC | + | - |
FreeSync | + | - |
PowerTune | + | - |
DualGraphics | + | - |
TrueAudio | + | - |
PowerNow | + | - |
PowerGating | + | - |
Out-of-band client management | + | - |
VirusProtect | + | - |
HSA | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A10-7890K and Athlon X4 940 are enumerated here.
AMD-V | + | + |
IOMMU 2.0 | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A10-7890K and Athlon X4 940. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
Supported memory types | DDR3-2133 | DDR4 Dual-channel |
Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon R7 Graphics | no data |
iGPU core count | 8 | no data |
Number of pipelines | 512 | no data |
Enduro | + | - |
Switchable graphics | + | - |
UVD | + | - |
VCE | + | - |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of A10-7890K and Athlon X4 940 integrated GPUs.
DisplayPort | + | - |
HDMI | + | - |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by A10-7890K and Athlon X4 940 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
DirectX | DirectX® 12 | no data |
Vulkan | + | - |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A10-7890K and Athlon X4 940.
PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
Recency | 11 January 2016 | 27 July 2017 |
Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 65 Watt |
Athlon X4 940 has an age advantage of 1 year, and 46.2% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between A10-7890K and Athlon X4 940. We've got no test results to judge.
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