AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE vs AMD Phenom II X4 940 BE
Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE and AMD Phenom II X4 940 BE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Virtualization, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE
- CPU is newer: launch date 3 month(s) later
- Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 125 Watt
- 3.9x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 1554 vs 397
- 2x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2668 vs 1331
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | April 2009 vs January 2009 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt vs 125 Watt |
Benchmarks | |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1554 vs 397 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 2668 vs 1331 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 940 BE
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
- Around 7% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
- 2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- 3x more L3 cache, more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
- 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.763 vs 1.611
- 2.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 11.035 vs 3.841
- 2.3x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.192 vs 0.083
- 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 3.856 vs 1.833
Specifications (specs) | |
Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
Maximum frequency | 3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm vs 65 nm |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 6144 KB (shared) vs 2048 KB (shared) |
Benchmarks | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 3.763 vs 1.611 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 11.035 vs 3.841 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.192 vs 0.083 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 3.856 vs 1.833 |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 940 BE
Geekbench 4 - Single Core |
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Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) |
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Name | AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE | AMD Phenom II X4 940 BE |
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Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 1554 | 397 |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 2668 | 1331 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 1.611 | 3.763 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 3.841 | 11.035 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.083 | 0.192 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) | 0.159 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 1.833 | 3.856 |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1213 | |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2358 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Athlon X2 7850 BE | AMD Phenom II X4 940 BE | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Kuma | Deneb |
Launch date | April 2009 | January 2009 |
Place in performance rating | 2878 | 2867 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Die size | 285 mm | 258 mm |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 512 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 2048 KB (shared) | 6144 KB (shared) |
Manufacturing process technology | 65 nm | 45 nm |
Maximum frequency | 2.8 GHz | 3 GHz |
Number of cores | 2 | 4 |
Transistor count | 450 million | 758 million |
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Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM2+ | AM3 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 125 Watt |
Virtualization |
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Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 |