AMD Phenom II X4 840T vs AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 840T and AMD Phenom II X4 970 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, 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), Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 840T

  • Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 125 Watt
  • 2.2x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 3.606 vs 1.62
Specifications (specs)
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.606 vs 1.62

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE

  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • Around 21% higher clock speed: 3.5 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
  • Around 11% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1417 vs 1272
  • Around 16% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2739 vs 2360
  • Around 28% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 12.098 vs 9.486
  • Around 10% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.204 vs 0.186
Specifications (specs)
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Maximum frequency 3.5 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1417 vs 1272
PassMark - CPU mark 2739 vs 2360
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 12.098 vs 9.486
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.204 vs 0.186

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 840T
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1272
1417
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2360
2739
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
3.606
1.62
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
9.486
12.098
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.186
0.204
Name AMD Phenom II X4 840T AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark 1272 1417
PassMark - CPU mark 2360 2739
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.606 1.62
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 9.486 12.098
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.186 0.204
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 437
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 1485

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom II X4 840T AMD Phenom II X4 970 BE

Essentials

Architecture codename Zosma Deneb
Launch date September 2010 September 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $80
Place in performance rating 2712 2713
Price now $69.99
Value for money (0-100) 15.15
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 346 mm 258 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared) 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 2.9 GHz 3.5 GHz
Number of cores 4 4
Transistor count 904 million 758 million
Unlocked

Memory

Supported memory types DDR3 DDR3

Compatibility

Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Sockets supported AM3 AM3
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt 125 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)