Phenom II X4 X940 BE vs Athlon II Neo K125
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II Neo K125 and Phenom II X4 X940 BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Athlon II Neo | 4x AMD Phenom II |
| Architecture codename | Geneva (2010) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 1 January 2011 (13 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon II Neo K125 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 | 1 (Single-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Boost clock speed | 1.7 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 2000 MHz | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II Neo K125 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.
| Socket | S1 | S1 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II Neo K125 and Phenom II X4 X940 BE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3dDNow!, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization | HyperTransport 3.0, Enhanced Virus Protection, AMD64, SSE4A, unlocked multiplier |
| VirusProtect | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II Neo K125 and Phenom II X4 X940 BE are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II Neo K125 and Phenom II X4 X940 BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 May 2010 | 1 January 2011 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 4 |
| Threads | 1 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 12 Watt | 45 Watt |
Athlon II Neo K125 has 275% lower power consumption.
Phenom II X4 X940 BE, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 months, and 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Athlon II Neo K125 and Phenom II X4 X940 BE. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II Neo K125 and Phenom II X4 X940 BE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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