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).
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: 2414 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 | 2414 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 |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Phenom II X4 840 | AMD Sempron X2 2200 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1298 | 578 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2414 | 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 | |
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Essentials |
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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 | 2861 | 2835 |
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 | 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 |
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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 | 2 |
Sockets supported | AM3 | AM2 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 65 Watt |