Athlon X2 5000+ vs i7-940XM Extreme Edition
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Core i7EE | no data |
| Designer | Intel | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | GlobalFoundries |
| Architecture codename | Nehalem (2008−2010) | Regor (2009−2013) |
| Release date | 5 February 2010 (16 years ago) | October 2009 (16 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,096 | no data |
Detailed specifications
Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition and Athlon X2 5000+ 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) | 2 (Dual-core) |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 2.13 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI | no data |
| Bus rate | 2.5 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 16 | no data |
| L1 cache | 256 KB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | 512 KB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 45 nm |
| Die size | 296 mm2 | 117 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 774 Million | 410 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition and Athlon X2 5000+ 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 (Uniprocessor) | 1 |
| Socket | no data | AM2+ |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition and Athlon X2 5000+. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Security technologies
Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition and Athlon X2 5000+ technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition and Athlon X2 5000+ are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition and Athlon X2 5000+. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3-1333 | DDR2 |
| Maximum memory size | 8 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 21.335 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | On certain motherboards (Chipset feature) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition and Athlon X2 5000+.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 65 Watt |
i7-940XM Extreme Edition has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and 18% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Intel Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition and AMD Athlon X2 5000+. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition is a notebook processor while Athlon X2 5000+ is a desktop one.
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