Athlon X4 940 vs Core 2 Duo E4600

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Primary details

Comparing Core 2 Duo E4600 and Athlon X4 940 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2877not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency0.72no data
Architecture codenameAllendale (2006−2009)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release dateOctober 2007 (17 years ago)27 July 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Core 2 Duo E4600 and Athlon X4 940 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 cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.4 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.4 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rate800 MHzno data
L1 cache64 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache2 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm28 nm
Die size111 mm2246 mm2
Maximum core temperature73 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors167 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+
VID voltage range0.85V-1.5Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Core 2 Duo E4600 and Athlon X4 940 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
SocketLGA775AM4
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core 2 Duo E4600 and Athlon X4 940. 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
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data
FSB parity-no data

Security technologies

Core 2 Duo E4600 and Athlon X4 940 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 Core 2 Duo E4600 and Athlon X4 940 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core 2 Duo E4600 and Athlon X4 940. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR1, DDR2, DDR3DDR4 Dual-channel

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 65 nm 28 nm

Athlon X4 940 has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.

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