Pentium 4 630 vs Phenom II X4 840T
General info
Comparing Phenom II X4 840T and Pentium 4 630 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 2035 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Value for money | 2.28 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | Pentium 4 |
| Architecture codename | Zosma (2010−2011) | Prescott 2M |
| Release date | 1 September 2010 (13 years ago) | no data |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $80 | no data |
| Current price | $40 (0.5x MSRP) | $42 |
Value for money
Performance per price, higher is better.
Technical specs
Phenom II X4 840T and Pentium 4 630 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) | 1 (Single-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Base clock speed | 2.9 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Bus support | no data | 800 MHz |
| L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 6 MB (shared) | 2 MB L2 Cache |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Die size | 346 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 67 °C |
| Number of transistors | 904 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
| VID voltage range | no data | 1.2V-1.4V |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 840T and Pentium 4 630 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 | no data |
| Socket | AM3 | PLGA775 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 84 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 840T and Pentium 4 630. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | - |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| Idle States | no data | - |
| Demand Based Switching | no data | - |
| FSB parity | no data | - |
| Status | no data | Discontinued |
Security technologies
Phenom II X4 840T and Pentium 4 630 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | - |
| EDB | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 840T and Pentium 4 630 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
| VT-x | no data | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 840T and Pentium 4 630. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 840T and Pentium 4 630.
| PCIe version | 2.0 | no 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.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
Phenom II X4 840T outperforms Pentium 4 630 by 740% in Passmark.
Advantages and disadvantages
| Physical cores | 4 | 1 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 90 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 95 Watt | 84 Watt |
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