AMD Phenom II X4 840T vs AMD Sempron 140
Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 840T and AMD Sempron 140 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
- CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
- 3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
- Around 7% higher clock speed: 2.9 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
- 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
- 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
- Around 22% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1264 vs 1037
- 4.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2330 vs 486
Specifications (specs) | |
Launch date | September 2010 vs July 2009 |
Number of cores | 4 vs 1 |
Maximum frequency | 2.9 GHz vs 2.7 GHz |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) vs 1024 KB (per core) |
Benchmarks | |
PassMark - Single thread mark | 1264 vs 1037 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2330 vs 486 |
Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron 140
- 2.1x lower typical power consumption: 45 Watt vs 95 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 45 Watt vs 95 Watt |
Compare benchmarks
CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 840T
CPU 2: AMD Sempron 140
PassMark - Single thread mark |
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PassMark - CPU mark |
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Name | AMD Phenom II X4 840T | AMD Sempron 140 |
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PassMark - Single thread mark | 1264 | 1037 |
PassMark - CPU mark | 2330 | 486 |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) | 3.606 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) | 9.486 | |
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) | 0.186 | |
Geekbench 4 - Single Core | 324 | |
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core | 328 |
Compare specifications (specs)
AMD Phenom II X4 840T | AMD Sempron 140 | |
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Essentials |
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Architecture codename | Zosma | Sargas |
Launch date | September 2010 | July 2009 |
Launch price (MSRP) | $80 | $40 |
Place in performance rating | 2713 | 2738 |
Price now | $69.99 | $39.59 |
Value for money (0-100) | 15.15 | 5.46 |
Vertical segment | Desktop | Desktop |
Performance |
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64 bit support | ||
Die size | 346 mm | 117 mm |
L1 cache | 128 KB (per core) | 128 KB (per core) |
L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 1024 KB (per core) |
L3 cache | 6144 KB (shared) | |
Manufacturing process technology | 45 nm | 45 nm |
Maximum frequency | 2.9 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
Number of cores | 4 | 1 |
Transistor count | 904 million | 234 million |
Memory |
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Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3 |
Compatibility |
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Max number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | 1 |
Sockets supported | AM3 | AM3 |
Thermal Design Power (TDP) | 95 Watt | 45 Watt |
Virtualization |
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AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™) |