Phenom II X4 X940 BE vs A4-4300M
Primary details
Comparing A4-4300M and Phenom II X4 X940 BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2782 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD A-Series | 4x AMD Phenom II |
| Power efficiency | 1.70 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Trinity (2012−2013) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 15 May 2012 (12 years ago) | 1 January 2011 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
A4-4300M and Phenom II X4 X940 BE 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 | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 96 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (shared) | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 246 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 1,303 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on A4-4300M and Phenom II X4 X940 BE 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 | no data |
| Socket | FS1r2 | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A4-4300M and Phenom II X4 X940 BE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA | HyperTransport 3.0, Enhanced Virus Protection, AMD64, SSE4A, unlocked multiplier |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A4-4300M and Phenom II X4 X940 BE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A4-4300M and Phenom II X4 X940 BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | unknown | DDR3 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon HD 7420G (480 - 655 MHz) | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 15 May 2012 | 1 January 2011 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Chip lithography | 32 nm | 45 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 45 Watt |
A4-4300M has an age advantage of 1 year, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 28.6% lower power consumption.
Phenom II X4 X940 BE, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.
We couldn't decide between A4-4300M and Phenom II X4 X940 BE. We've got no test results to judge.
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