AMD Phenom II X4 840T vs AMD Phenom II X6 1075T

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 840T and AMD Phenom II X6 1075T 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 X6 1075T

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • Around 3% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
  • Around 50% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • Around 50% more L2 cache; more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 9% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1385 vs 1272
  • Around 47% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3470 vs 2360
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 7.685 vs 3.606
  • 2.1x better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 19.567 vs 9.486
  • Around 83% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.34 vs 0.186
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
L1 cache 768 KB vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 3 MB vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1385 vs 1272
PassMark - CPU mark 3470 vs 2360
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 7.685 vs 3.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 19.567 vs 9.486
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.34 vs 0.186

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 840T
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X6 1075T

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1272
1385
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
2360
3470
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
3.606
7.685
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
9.486
19.567
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
0.186
0.34
Name AMD Phenom II X4 840T AMD Phenom II X6 1075T
PassMark - Single thread mark 1272 1385
PassMark - CPU mark 2360 3470
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 3.606 7.685
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 9.486 19.567
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.186 0.34
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 2103
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 7239

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom II X4 840T AMD Phenom II X6 1075T

Essentials

Architecture codename Zosma Thuban
Launch date September 2010 September 2010
Launch price (MSRP) $80 $260
Place in performance rating 2713 1786
Price now $69.99 $112.99
Value for money (0-100) 15.15 13.93
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Family AMD Phenom
OPN PIB HDT75TWFGRBOX
OPN Tray HDT75TWFK6DGR
Series AMD Phenom II X6

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 346 mm 346 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 768 KB
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 3 MB
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared) 6 MB
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 2.9 GHz 3 GHz
Number of cores 4 6
Transistor count 904 million 904 million
Base frequency 3.5 GHz
Number of threads 6
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 95 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)