EPYC 4484PX vs Athlon X4 940

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Primary details

Comparing Athlon X4 940 and EPYC 4484PX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated126
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data50.26
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
Power efficiencyno data25.38
Architecture codenameBristol Ridge (2016−2019)Raphael (2023−2024)
Release date27 July 2017 (7 years ago)21 May 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$599

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Athlon X4 940 and EPYC 4484PX 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads424
Base clock speed3.2 GHz4.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.6 GHz5.6 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)64 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)1 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB128 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm5 nm
Die size246 mm22x 71 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)74 °C47 °C
Number of transistors1,178 million17,840 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X4 940 and EPYC 4484PX 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
SocketAM4AM5
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt120 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X4 940 and EPYC 4484PX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI++
FMA+-
AVX++
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X4 940 and EPYC 4484PX are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X4 940 and EPYC 4484PX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataAMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X4 940 and EPYC 4484PX.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data28

Pros & cons summary


Recency 27 July 2017 21 May 2024
Physical cores 4 12
Threads 4 24
Chip lithography 28 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 120 Watt

Athlon X4 940 has 84.6% lower power consumption.

EPYC 4484PX, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, 200% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 460% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Athlon X4 940 and EPYC 4484PX. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Athlon X4 940 is a desktop processor while EPYC 4484PX is a server/workstation one.


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