AMD Phenom II X4 940 BE vs AMD Sempron X2 2100

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 940 BE and AMD Sempron X2 2100 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 940 BE

• CPU is newer: launch date 10 month(s) later
• Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
• 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
• Around 67% higher clock speed: 3 GHz vs 1.8 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: 1212 vs 557
• 2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 2345 vs 936

Reasons to consider the AMD Sempron X2 2100

• Around 92% lower typical power consumption: 65 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 940 BE
CPU 2: AMD Sempron X2 2100

PassMark - Single thread mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	1212 557
PassMark - CPU mark	CPU 1 CPU 2	2345 936

Compare specifications (specs)