FX-7600P vs Athlon X4 840

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Aggregate performance score

Athlon X4 840
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.09
+28.2%
FX-7600P
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
1.63

Athlon X4 840 outperforms FX-7600P by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 840 and FX-7600P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18782082
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Series4x AthlonAMD Kaveri
Power efficiency3.044.41
Architecture codenameKaveri (2014−2015)Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release dateAugust 2014 (10 years ago)4 June 2014 (10 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 840 and FX-7600P 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 speed3.1 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rateno dataBGA (FP3)
L1 cache256Kno data
L2 cache4 MB4096 KB
Chip lithography28 nm28 nm
Die size245 mm2245 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
Number of transistors2,411 million2,410 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 840 and FX-7600P 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
SocketSocket FM2+FP3
Power consumption (TDP)65 watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 840 and FX-7600P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno data86x SSE (1, 2, 3, 3S, 4.1, 4.2, 4A),-64, AES, AVX, FMA
AES-NI++
FMA++
AVX++
FRTC-+
TrueAudio-+
PowerNow-+
PowerGating-+
Out-of-band client management-+
VirusProtect-+
HSA-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 840 and FX-7600P are enumerated here.

AMD-V++
IOMMU 2.0-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 840 and FX-7600P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-2133
Max memory channelsno data2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core countno data8
Enduro-+
Switchable graphics-+
UVD-+
VCE-+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon X4 840 and FX-7600P integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon X4 840 and FX-7600P integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno dataDirectX® 12
Vulkan-+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 840 and FX-7600P.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes168

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon X4 840 2.09
+28.2%
FX-7600P 1.63

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon X4 840 3318
+28.5%
FX-7600P 2582

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon X4 840 447
+23.1%
FX-7600P 363

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon X4 840 1117
+38.4%
FX-7600P 807

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.09 1.63
Recency on August 2014 4 June 2014
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 35 Watt

Athlon X4 840 has a 28.2% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 1 month.

FX-7600P, on the other hand, has 85.7% lower power consumption.

The Athlon X4 840 is our recommended choice as it beats the FX-7600P in performance tests.

Note that Athlon X4 840 is a desktop processor while FX-7600P is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X4 840 and FX-7600P, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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