Itanium 9140N vs Athlon X4 840
Primary details
Comparing Athlon X4 840 and Itanium 9140N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 1847 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Server |
| Series | 4x Athlon | no data |
| Architecture codename | Kaveri (2014−2015) | no data |
| Release date | August 2014 (10 years ago) | 1 October 2007 (16 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Athlon X4 840 and Itanium 9140N 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) | no data |
| Threads | 4 | no data |
| Base clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 1.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.8 GHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 256K | no data |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | no data | 18 MB L3 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 245 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 76 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 72 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 2,411 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | - |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Athlon X4 840 and Itanium 9140N 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 | Socket FM2+ | PPGA611 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 watt | 104 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 840 and Itanium 9140N. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | + |
| FSB parity | no data | + |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Athlon X4 840 and Itanium 9140N technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 840 and Itanium 9140N are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 840 and Itanium 9140N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 840 and Itanium 9140N.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | on August 2014 | 1 October 2007 |
| Chip lithography | 28 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 104 Watt |
Athlon X4 840 has an age advantage of 6 years, a 221.4% more advanced lithography process, and 60% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Athlon X4 840 and Itanium 9140N. We've got no test results to judge.
Note that Athlon X4 840 is a desktop processor while Itanium 9140N is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X4 840 and Itanium 9140N, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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