AMD FX-7500 vs AMD Phenom II X4 X940 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD FX-7500 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, 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), 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).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD FX-7500

• CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 5 month(s) later
• Around 38% higher clock speed: 3.3 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
• A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 28 nm vs 45 nm
• 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
• 2.3x lower typical power consumption: 20 Watt vs 45 Watt
• Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 973 vs 785
• Around 9% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1966 vs 1797

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 X940 BE

• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD FX-7500
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 X940 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	973 785
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1966 1797

Compare specifications (specs)