Pentium B940 vs V-Series V140

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Aggregate performance score

V-Series V140
2010
1 core / 1 thread, 25 Watt
0.27
Pentium B940
2011
2 cores / 2 threads, 35 Watt
0.54
+100%

Pentium B940 outperforms V-Series V140 by a whopping 100% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Contents

V-Series V140 V-Series V140
Pentium B940 Pentium B940

Primary details

Comparing V-Series V140 and Pentium B940 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking31252835
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD V-SeriesIntel Pentium
Power efficiency1.021.46
Architecture codenameChamplain (2010−2011)Sandy Bridge (2011−2013)
Release date4 October 2010 (14 years ago)19 June 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$134

Detailed specifications

V-Series V140 and Pentium B940 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 cores1 (Single-Core)2 (Dual-core)
Threads12
Base clock speedno data2 GHz
Boost clock speed2.3 GHz2 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 2.0
Bus rate3200 MHz4 × 5 GT/s
Multiplierno data20
L1 cache128 KB64K (per core)
L2 cache512 KB256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data2 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm32 nm
Die sizeno data131 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data85 °C
Number of transistorsno data504 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on V-Series V140 and Pentium B940 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
SocketS1PGA988
Power consumption (TDP)25 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by V-Series V140 and Pentium B940. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 3DNow, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, VirtualizationIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
FMA-+
VirusProtect+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
My WiFino data-
Turbo Boost Technologyno data-
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Demand Based Switchingno data-
FDIno data+
Fast Memory Accessno data+

Security technologies

V-Series V140 and Pentium B940 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data-
EDBno data+
Anti-Theftno data-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by V-Series V140 and Pentium B940 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-
VT-dno data-
VT-xno data-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by V-Series V140 and Pentium B940. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR3
Maximum memory sizeno data16 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data21.335 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataIntel HD Graphics for 2nd Generation Intel Processors
Graphics max frequencyno data1.1 GHz

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of V-Series V140 and Pentium B940 integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data2
eDPno data+
DisplayPort-+
HDMI-+
SDVOno data+
CRTno data+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by V-Series V140 and Pentium B940.

PCIe versionno data2.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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.

V-Series V140 0.27
Pentium B940 0.54
+100%

Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core

Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.

V-Series V140 1913
Pentium B940 2610
+36.4%

3DMark06 CPU

3DMark06 is a discontinued DirectX 9 benchmark suite from Futuremark. Its CPU part contains two scenarios, one dedicated to artificial intelligence pathfinding, another to game physics using PhysX package.

V-Series V140 990
Pentium B940 2034
+106%

Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.

V-Series V140 1
Pentium B940 2
+160%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score 0.27 0.54
Recency 4 October 2010 19 June 2011
Physical cores 1 2
Threads 1 2
Chip lithography 45 nm 32 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 25 Watt 35 Watt

V-Series V140 has 40% lower power consumption.

Pentium B940, on the other hand, has a 100% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 months, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 40.6% more advanced lithography process.

The Pentium B940 is our recommended choice as it beats the V-Series V140 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between V-Series V140 and Pentium B940, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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Community ratings

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