Phenom II X4 940 BE vs A6-3420M

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Primary details

Comparing A6-3420M and Phenom II X4 940 BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2606not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD A-Seriesno data
Power efficiency2.19no data
Architecture codenameLlano (2011−2012)Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date20 December 2011 (13 years ago)8 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$275

Detailed specifications

A6-3420M and Phenom II X4 940 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads44
Base clock speed1.5 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size228 mm2258 mm2
Number of transistors1,178 million758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on A6-3420M and Phenom II X4 940 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 configuration11
SocketFS1AM2+
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-3420M and Phenom II X4 940 BE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions3DNow!, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4a, Radeon HD 6480Gno data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-3420M and Phenom II X4 940 BE are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-3420M and Phenom II X4 940 BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon HD 6520G (400 MHz)On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-3420M and Phenom II X4 940 BE.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 20 December 2011 8 January 2009
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 125 Watt

A6-3420M has an age advantage of 2 years, a 40.6% more advanced lithography process, and 257.1% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between A6-3420M and Phenom II X4 940 BE. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that A6-3420M is a notebook processor while Phenom II X4 940 BE is a desktop one.


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