AMD A10 Micro-6700T vs AMD Phenom II X4 X940 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD A10 Micro-6700T and AMD Phenom II X4 X940 BE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD A10 Micro-6700T

AMD Phenom II X4 X940 BE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD A10 Micro-6700T

CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 3 month(s) later
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
9x lower typical power consumption: 4.5 Watt vs 45 Watt

Launch date	29 April 2014 vs 1 January 2011
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm vs 45 nm
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	4.5 Watt vs 45 Watt

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 X940 BE

Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 785 vs 722
Around 26% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1797 vs 1426

Specifications (specs)
Unlocked	Unlocked vs Locked
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	785 vs 722
PassMark - CPU mark	1797 vs 1426

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD A10 Micro-6700T
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 X940 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

722

785

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1426

1797

Name	AMD A10 Micro-6700T	AMD Phenom II X4 X940 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark	722	785
PassMark - CPU mark	1426	1797
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	888
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1693
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)	165
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)	527
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)	1972
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)	165
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)	527
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)	1972

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD A10 Micro-6700T	AMD Phenom II X4 X940 BE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Mullins	Champlain
Family	AMD A-Series Processors	AMD Phenom
Launch date	29 April 2014	1 January 2011
OPN Tray	AM670TIVJ44JB	HMX940HIR42GM
Place in performance rating	2544	2550
Series	AMD A10-Series APU for Laptops	AMD Phenom II Black Edition Quad-Core Mobile Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop, Tablet	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	2.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	45 nm
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Unlocked
Front-side bus (FSB)		3600 MHz
L1 cache		512 KB
Maximum core temperature		100°C
Maximum frequency		2.4 GHz
Memory
Max memory channels	1
Supported memory frequency	1333 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR3L	DDR3
Graphics
Enduro
Processor graphics	AMD Radeon R6 Graphics
Switchable graphics
Unified Video Decoder (UVD)
Video Codec Engine (VCE)
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
Graphics API support
DirectX	12
Vulkan
Compatibility
Sockets supported	FT3b	S1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	4.5 Watt	45 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	2.0
Advanced Technologies
AMD App Acceleration
AMD Elite Experiences
AMD HD3D technology
Enhanced Virus Protection (EVP)
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Fused Multiply-Add 4 (FMA4)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
PowerGating
PowerNow
VirusProtect
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
IOMMU 2.0