AMD Phenom II X4 840 vs AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE
Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 840 and AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility. 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).
Differences
Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 840
- CPU is newer: launch date 4 year(s) 8 month(s) later
- 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
- Around 33% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
- A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 90 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
- Around 48% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1298 vs 876
- 3.6x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2414 vs 679
- 4.9x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.92 vs 0.599
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | January 2011 vs May 2006 |
Number of cores | 4 vs 2 |
Maximum frequency | 3.2 GHz vs 2.4 GHz |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm vs 90 nm |
L1 cache | 512 KB vs 256 KB |
L2 cache | 2 MB vs 1024 KB |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1298 vs 876 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2414 vs 679 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 2.92 vs 0.599 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE
- Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 65 Watt vs 95 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 840
CPU 2: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) |
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Name | AMD Phenom II X4 840 | AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1298 | 876 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2414 | 679 |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 391 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 1325 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 2.92 | 0.599 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 8.884 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.159 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) | 3.91 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Phenom II X4 840 | AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ EE | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Propus | Windsor |
Family | AMD Phenom | |
Launch date | January 2011 | May 2006 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $90 | |
OPN PIB | HDX840WFGMBOX | |
OPN Tray | HDX840WFK42GM | |
Place in performance rating | 2861 | 2836 |
Price now | $89.95 | |
Series | AMD Phenom II X4 | |
Value for money (0-100) | 11.50 | |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Base frequency | 3.2 GHz | |
Die size | 169 mm | 220 mm |
L1 cache | 512 KB | 256 KB |
L2 cache | 2 MB | 1024 KB |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm | 90 nm |
Maximum core temperature | 71°C | |
Maximum frequency | 3.2 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 2 |
Number of threads | 4 | |
Transistor count | 300 million | 154 million |
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Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM3 | AM2 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 65 Watt |