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: 2410 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 2410 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
2410
995
Name AMD Phenom II X4 840 AMD Sempron X2 2200
PassMark - Single thread mark 1298 578
PassMark - CPU mark 2410 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 2861 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
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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