AMD Turion 64 MT-40 vs Intel Pentium B940

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General info

Comparing Pentium B940 and Turion 64 MT-40 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking2672not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesIntel PentiumTurion 64
Architecture codenameSandy Bridge (2011−2013)Lancaster (2005−2006)
Release date19 June 2011 (12 years old)August 2005 (18 years old)
Launch price (MSRP)$134no data
Current price$131 (1x MSRP)no data

Technical specs

Pentium B940 and Turion 64 MT-40 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)1 (Single-Core)
Threads21
Base clock speed2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2 GHz2.2 GHz
Bus supportno data800 MHz
L1 cache64K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache256K (per core)1 MB
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography32 nm90 nm
Die size131 mm2125 mm2
Maximum core temperature85 °Cno data
Number of transistors504 million114 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Pentium B940 and Turion 64 MT-40 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
SocketPGA988754
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium B940 and Turion 64 MT-40. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
AES-NI-no data
FMA+no data
PowerNowno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
My WiFi-no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+no data
Flex Memory Access+no data
Demand Based Switching-no data
FDI+no data
Fast Memory Access+no data
StatusDiscontinuedno data

Security technologies

Pentium B940 and Turion 64 MT-40 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Anti-Theft-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium B940 and Turion 64 MT-40 are enumerated here.

VT-d-no data
VT-x-no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium B940 and Turion 64 MT-40. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3no data
Maximum memory size16 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth21.3 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel® HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel® Processorsno data
Graphics max frequency1.1 GHzno data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium B940 and Turion 64 MT-40 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported2no data
eDP+no data
DisplayPort+no data
HDMI+no data
SDVO+no data
CRT+no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium B940 and Turion 64 MT-40.

PCIe version2.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

Benchmark coverage: 19%

Pentium B940 2034
+150%
Turion 64 MT-40 814

Pentium B940 outperforms Turion 64 MT-40 by 150% in 3DMark06 CPU.

Advantages and disadvantages


Physical cores 2 1
Threads 2 1
Chip lithography 32 nm 90 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 25 Watt

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