Phenom II X4 P940 vs Athlon II X2 255
Primary details
Comparing Athlon II X2 255 and Phenom II X4 P940 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2662 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 0.02 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | no data | 4x AMD Phenom II |
| Power efficiency | 1.08 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Regor (2009−2013) | Champlain (2010−2011) |
| Release date | 25 January 2010 (14 years ago) | 4 October 2010 (14 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $60 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Athlon II X2 255 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 cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | 3.1 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Bus rate | no data | 3600 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| L3 cache | 0 KB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 117 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 410 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon II X2 255 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | AM3 | S1 (S1g4) |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon II X2 255 and Phenom II X4 P940. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0 |
| VirusProtect | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon II X2 255 and Phenom II X4 P940 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon II X2 255 and Phenom II X4 P940. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon II X2 255 and Phenom II X4 P940.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 25 January 2010 | 4 October 2010 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 2 | 4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 25 Watt |
Phenom II X4 P940 has an age advantage of 8 months, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and 160% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Athlon II X2 255 and Phenom II X4 P940. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon II X2 255 is a desktop processor while Phenom II X4 P940 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon II X2 255 and Phenom II X4 P940, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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