AMD Phenom II X4 X940 BE: specs and benchmarks

Summary

AMD started Phenom II X4 X940 BE sales 1 January 2011. This is a Champlain architecture notebook processor primarily aimed at home systems. It has 4 cores and 4 threads, and is based on 45 manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 2400 MHz and a locked multiplier.

Compatibility-wise, this is S1 processor with a TDP of 45 Watt. It supports DDR3 memory.

General info

Phenom II X4 X940 BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.

Place in performance ranking	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop
Series	4x AMD Phenom II
Architecture codename	Champlain (2010−2011)
Release date	1 January 2011 (13 years old)

Technical specs

Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.

Physical cores	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	4
Boost clock speed	2.4 GHz	of 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS)
Bus support	3600 MHz
L1 cache	256 KB	of 7475.2 (Apple M2 Pro 10-Core)
L2 cache	2 MB	of 36 (Apple M2 Max)
Chip lithography	45 nm	of 3 (Apple M3 Max 16-Core)
64 bit support	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-
Unlocked multiplier	No

Compatibility

Information on Phenom II X4 X940 BE compatibility with other computer components and devices: 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.

Socket	S1
Power consumption (TDP)	45 Watt	of 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282)

Technologies and extensions

Technological capabilities and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 X940 BE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	integrated DDR3-1333 memory controller, HyperTransport 3.0, Enhanced Virus Protection, AMD64, SSE4A, unlocked multiplier
VirusProtect	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel number of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 X940 BE's memory controller. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequency may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR3

Benchmark performance

Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Phenom II X4 X940 BE. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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