Athlon X4 940 vs Phenom X4 9600

Primary details

Comparing Phenom X4 9600 and Athlon X4 940 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2444not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Power efficiency1.01no data
Architecture codenameAgena (2007−2008)Bristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release dateNovember 2007 (17 years ago)27 July 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Phenom X4 9600 and Athlon X4 940 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 speedno data3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz3.6 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)128 KB (per core)
L2 cache512 KB (per core)512 KB (per core)
L3 cache2 MB (shared)0 KB
Chip lithography65 nm28 nm
Die size285 mm2246 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data74 °C
Number of transistors450 million1,178 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Phenom X4 9600 and Athlon X4 940 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
SocketAM2+AM4
Power consumption (TDP)95 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom X4 9600 and Athlon X4 940. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom X4 9600 and Athlon X4 940 are enumerated here.

AMD-V++

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom X4 9600 and Athlon X4 940. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4 Dual-channel

Pros & cons summary


Chip lithography 65 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 95 Watt 65 Watt

Athlon X4 940 has a 132.1% more advanced lithography process, and 46.2% lower power consumption.

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