AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400 vs Intel Pentium D 940

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400 and Intel Pentium D 940 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Memory, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400

Intel Pentium D 940

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 8 month(s) later
9.1x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
2.9x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 23% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 749 vs 609
Around 22% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 674 vs 552

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	October 2007 vs January 2006
L1 cache	256 KB vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	749 vs 609
PassMark - CPU mark	674 vs 552

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 940

Around 39% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 512 KB
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 940

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

749

609

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

674

552

Name	AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400	Intel Pentium D 940
PassMark - Single thread mark	749	609
PassMark - CPU mark	674	552
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	1.084
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	0.708
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		186
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		309

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X2 BE-2400	Intel Pentium D 940
Essentials
Architecture codename	Brisbane	Presler
Launch date	October 2007	January 2006
Place in performance rating	3130	3134
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		940
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	126 mm	162 mm2
L1 cache	256 KB	28 KB
L2 cache	512 KB	4096 KB
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	2	2
Transistor count	154 million	376 million
Base frequency		3.20 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		B1=68.6°C, C1=63.4°C
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.3375V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM2	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	45 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)