Phenom II X4 P940 vs Phenom II X4 940 BE

Primary details

Comparing Phenom II X4 940 BE and Phenom II X4 P940 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno data4x AMD Phenom II
Architecture codenameDeneb (2009−2011)Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date8 January 2009 (15 years ago)4 October 2010 (14 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$275no data

Detailed specifications

Phenom II X4 940 BE and Phenom II X4 P940 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)
Threads44
Base clock speed3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3 GHz1.7 GHz
Bus rateno data3600 MHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)512 KB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)2 MB
L3 cache6 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography45 nm45 nm
Die size258 mm2no data
Number of transistors758 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 940 BE and Phenom II X4 P940 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM2+S1 (S1g4)
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt25 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 940 BE and Phenom II X4 P940. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0
VirusProtect-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 940 BE and Phenom II X4 P940 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 940 BE and Phenom II X4 P940. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3

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 Phenom II X4 940 BE and Phenom II X4 P940.

PCIe version2.0no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 8 January 2009 4 October 2010
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 25 Watt

Phenom II X4 P940 has an age advantage of 1 year, and 400% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Phenom II X4 940 BE and Phenom II X4 P940. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Phenom II X4 940 BE is a desktop processor while Phenom II X4 P940 is a notebook one.


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