i7-940XM Extreme Edition vs FX-4300

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Primary details

Comparing FX-4300 and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1988not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.35no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataIntel Core i7EE
Power efficiency1.87no data
Architecture codenameVishera (2012−2015)Nehalem (2008−2010)
Release date23 October 2012 (12 years ago)5 February 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$122$1,096

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

FX-4300 and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition 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)
Threads48
Base clock speed3.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4 GHz2.13 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI
Bus rateno data2.5 GT/s
Multiplierno data16
L1 cacheno data256 KB
L2 cache4096 KB1 MB
L3 cacheno data8 MB
Chip lithography32 nm45 nm
Die size315 mm2296 mm2
Maximum core temperature71 °Cno data
Number of transistors1,200 million774 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-
P0 Vcore voltageMin: 1.225 V - Max: 1.3875 Vno data

Compatibility

Information on FX-4300 and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition 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 (Uniprocessor)
SocketAM3+no data
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-4300 and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+

Security technologies

FX-4300 and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-4300 and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-4300 and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3-1333
Maximum memory sizeno data8 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardOn certain motherboards (Chipset feature)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-4300 and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition.

PCIe versionn/a2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Pros & cons summary


Recency 23 October 2012 5 February 2010
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 32 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 55 Watt

FX-4300 has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

i7-940XM Extreme Edition, on the other hand, has 100% more threads, and 72.7% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between FX-4300 and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that FX-4300 is a desktop processor while Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between FX-4300 and Core i7-940XM Extreme Edition, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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