Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) vs FX-8140

General info

Comparing FX-8140 and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	1498	1488
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Value for money	0.87	5.54
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Architecture codename	Zambezi (2011−2012)	Thuban (2010)
Release date	23 October 2012 (11 years ago)	1 May 2010 (13 years ago)
Current price	$145	$99

Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) has 537% better value for money than FX-8140.

Technical specs

FX-8140 and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) 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	8 (Octa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	8	6
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.8 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	3.3 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	8 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	8 MB (shared)	6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm
Die size	315 mm2	346 mm2
Number of transistors	1,200 million	904 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on FX-8140 and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) 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	1
Socket	AM3+	AM3
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by FX-8140 and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
FMA	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by FX-8140 and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by FX-8140 and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

DDR3

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by FX-8140 and Phenom II X6 1055T (95W).

PCIe version

2.0

2.0

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Phenom II X6 1055T (95W) outperforms FX-8140 by 2% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Advantages and disadvantages

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Performance score	3.14	3.21
Recency	23 October 2012	1 May 2010
Physical cores	8	6
Threads	8	6
Chip lithography	32 nm	45 nm

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