AMD Athlon X4 940 vs AMD Athlon X4 950

Comparative analysis of AMD Athlon X4 940 and AMD Athlon X4 950 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Athlon X4 940

AMD Athlon X4 950

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X4 950

Around 6% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.6 GHz

Maximum frequency	3.8 GHz vs 3.6 GHz

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Athlon X4 940
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X4 950

Name	AMD Athlon X4 940	AMD Athlon X4 950
PassMark - Single thread mark		1638
PassMark - CPU mark		3596
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		514
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		1557

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Athlon X4 940	AMD Athlon X4 950
Essentials
Architecture codename	Bristol Ridge	Bristol Ridge
Family	AMD Athlon Processors	AMD Athlon Processors
Launch date	27 July 2017	27 July 2017
OPN PIB	AD940XAGABBOX	AD950XAGABBOX
OPN Tray	AD940XAGM44AB	AD950XAGM44AB
Place in performance rating	not rated	2088
Series	AMD Athlon X4	AMD Athlon X4
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Launch price (MSRP)		$60
Price now		$59.99
Value for money (0-100)		26.05
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.2 GHz	3.5 GHz
Die size	246 mm	246 mm
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	28 nm	28 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	74 °C	74 °C
Maximum frequency	3.6 GHz	3.8 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	4	4
Transistor count	1178 million	1178 million
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Memory
Supported memory frequency	2400 MHz	2400 MHz
Supported memory types	DDR4	DDR4
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	45/65 Watt	45/65 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	AM4	AM4
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt	65 Watt
Peripherals
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
Advanced Technologies
Fused Multiply-Add (FMA)
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)