Athlon X4 840 vs Pentium G4560

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Aggregate performance score

Pentium G4560
2017
2 cores / 4 threads, 54 Watt
2.23
+6.7%
Athlon X4 840
2014
4 cores / 4 threads, 65 Watt
2.09

Pentium G4560 outperforms Athlon X4 840 by a small 7% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Pentium G4560 and Athlon X4 840 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking18401890
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation0.64no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Pentium, Pentium Gold4x Athlon
Power efficiency4.143.04
Architecture codenameKaby Lake (2016−2019)Kaveri (2014−2015)
Release date3 January 2017 (7 years ago)August 2014 (10 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$108no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Pentium G4560 and Athlon X4 840 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed3.5 GHz3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz3.8 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate8 GT/sno data
Multiplier35no data
L1 cache64 KB (per core)256K
L2 cache256 KB (per core)4 MB
L3 cache3 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography14 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data245 mm2
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)65 °C72 °C
Number of transistorsno data2,411 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Pentium G4560 and Athlon X4 840 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
SocketFCLGA1151Socket FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)54 Watt65 watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Pentium G4560 and Athlon X4 840. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2no data
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+-

Security technologies

Pentium G4560 and Athlon X4 840 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
MPX+-
Identity Protection+-
SGXYes with Intel® MEno data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Pentium G4560 and Athlon X4 840 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+
VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Pentium G4560 and Athlon X4 840. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2133/2400, DDR3L-1333/1600DDR3
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel HD Graphics 610no data
Max video memory64 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Clear Video HD+no data
Graphics max frequency1.05 GHzno data
InTru 3D+no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Pentium G4560 and Athlon X4 840 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Pentium G4560 and Athlon X4 840 integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

4K resolution support+no data
Max resolution over HDMI 1.44096x2304@24Hzno data
Max resolution over eDP4096x2304@60Hzno data
Max resolution over DisplayPort4096x2304@60Hzno data

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Pentium G4560 and Athlon X4 840 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX12no data
OpenGL4.4no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Pentium G4560 and Athlon X4 840.

PCIe version3.03.0
PCI Express lanes1616

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


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.

Pentium G4560 2.23
+6.7%
Athlon X4 840 2.09

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Pentium G4560 3539
+6.7%
Athlon X4 840 3318

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Pentium G4560 718
+60.6%
Athlon X4 840 447

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Pentium G4560 1463
+31%
Athlon X4 840 1117

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 2.23 2.09
Recency 3 January 2017 on August 2014
Physical cores 2 4
Chip lithography 14 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 54 Watt 65 Watt

Pentium G4560 has a 6.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 20.4% lower power consumption.

Athlon X4 840, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Pentium G4560 and Athlon X4 840.


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