Duron 1400 vs Athlon X4 840
Primary details
Comparing Athlon X4 840 and Duron 1400 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1874 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | 4x Athlon | AMD Duron |
| Power efficiency | 3.04 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Kaveri (2014−2015) | K7 (2000−2004) |
| Release date | August 2014 (10 years ago) | 15 August 2003 (21 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon X4 840 and Duron 1400 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Base clock speed | 3.1 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | FSB |
| Bus rate | no data | 266.66 MT/s |
| Multiplier | no data | 10.5 |
| L1 cache | 256K | no data |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 64 KB |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 130 nm |
| Die size | 245 mm2 | 80.89 mm2 |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,411 million | 37 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X4 840 and Duron 1400 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | Socket FM2+ | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 watt | 57 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 840 and Duron 1400. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 840 and Duron 1400 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 840 and Duron 1400. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 GB |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 840 and Duron 1400.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | on August 2014 | 15 August 2003 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 1 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 130 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 57 Watt |
Athlon X4 840 has an age advantage of 10 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 364.3% more advanced lithography process.
Duron 1400, on the other hand, has 14% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Athlon X4 840 and Duron 1400. We've got no test results to judge.
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