AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE vs AMD Phenom II X4 940 BE

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE and AMD Phenom II X4 940 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, 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 - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s).

AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE

AMD Phenom II X4 940 BE

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 5 month(s) later
Around 13% higher clock speed: 3.4 GHz vs 3 GHz
Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 125 Watt
Around 7% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1299 vs 1212
Around 10% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 435 vs 397
Around 2% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1359 vs 1331
Around 21% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.563 vs 3.763
Around 24% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 13.634 vs 11.035
Around 17% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s): 0.224 vs 0.192
Around 29% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s): 4.98 vs 3.856

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	June 2010 vs January 2009
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz vs 3 GHz
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 125 Watt
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	1299 vs 1212
PassMark - CPU mark	2353 vs 2345
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	435 vs 397
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1359 vs 1331
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.563 vs 3.763
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	13.634 vs 11.035
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.224 vs 0.192
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.98 vs 3.856

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 940 BE

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1299

1212

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

2353

2345

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

435

397

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1359

1331

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.563

3.763

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

13.634

11.035

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

0.224

0.192

CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)

CPU 1

CPU 2

4.98

3.856

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE	AMD Phenom II X4 940 BE
PassMark - Single thread mark	1299	1212
PassMark - CPU mark	2353	2345
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	435	397
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1359	1331
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)	4.563	3.763
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)	13.634	11.035
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)	0.224	0.192
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)	0.457
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)	4.98	3.856

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 960T BE	AMD Phenom II X4 940 BE
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zosma	Deneb
Family	AMD Phenom
Launch date	June 2010	January 2009
OPN PIB	HD96ZTWFGRBOX
OPN Tray	HD96ZTWFK4DGR
Place in performance rating	2864	2868
Series	AMD Phenom II X4 Black
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Performance
64 bit support
Base frequency	3 GHz
Die size	346 mm	258 mm
L1 cache	512 KB	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	2 MB	512 KB (per core)
L3 cache	6144 KB (shared)	6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum core temperature	71°C
Maximum frequency	3.4 GHz	3 GHz
Number of cores	4	4
Number of threads	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™)