AMD Phenom II X4 840 vs AMD Sempron X2 2200

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 840 and AMD Sempron X2 2200 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).

AMD Phenom II X4 840

AMD Sempron X2 2200

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 840

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
Around 60% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 45 nm vs 65 nm
4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
2.2x better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1298 vs 578
2.4x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2417 vs 995

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	January 2011 vs March 2008
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm vs 65 nm
L1 cache	512 KB vs 128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB vs 256 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1298 vs 578
PassMark - CPU mark	2417 vs 995

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron X2 2200

Around 46% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	65 Watt vs 95 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 840
CPU 2: AMD Sempron X2 2200

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1298

578

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2417

995

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 840	AMD Sempron X2 2200
PassMark - Single thread mark	1298	578
PassMark - CPU mark	2417	995
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	391
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1325
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	2.92
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 Sempron X2 2200
Essentials
Architecture codename	Propus	Brisbane
Family	AMD Phenom
Launch date	January 2011	March 2008
Launch price (MSRP)	$90
OPN PIB	HDX840WFGMBOX
OPN Tray	HDX840WFK42GM
Place in performance rating	2860	2835
Price now	$89.95
Series	AMD Phenom II X4
Value for money (0-100)	11.50
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3.2 GHz
Die size	169 mm	118 mm
L1 cache	512 KB	128 KB
L2 cache	2 MB	256 KB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	65 nm
Maximum core temperature	71°C
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Number of threads	4
Transistor count	300 million	221 million
Unlocked
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR3
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM3	AM2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	65 Watt