AMD Phenom II X4 840 vs AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 840 and AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 840

• CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 1 month(s) later
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.7 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
• Around 24% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1298 vs 1043
• 2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2410 vs 987
• Around 20% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 391 vs 326
• 2.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1325 vs 569
• Around 54% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 2.92 vs 1.89

Reasons to consider the AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE

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

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 840
CPU 2: AMD Athlon X2 7750 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1298 1043
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2410 987
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	391 326
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	CPU 1 CPU 2	1325 569
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	CPU 1 CPU 2	2.92 1.89

Compare specifications (specs)