AMD Phenom II X4 P940 vs Intel Pentium SU2700

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X4 P940 and Intel Pentium SU2700 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization, Memory. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

AMD Phenom II X4 P940

Intel Pentium SU2700

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 P940

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 2 month(s) later
3 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 1
3 more threads: 4 vs 1
Around 31% higher clock speed: 1.7 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
8x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 41% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 679 vs 480
5.8x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1319 vs 228

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	4 October 2010 vs 1 August 2009
Number of cores	4 vs 1
Number of threads	4 vs 1
Maximum frequency	1.7 GHz vs 1.3 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB vs 64 KB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	679 vs 480
PassMark - CPU mark	1319 vs 228

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium SU2700

2.5x lower typical power consumption: 10 Watt vs 25 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	10 Watt vs 25 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X4 P940
CPU 2: Intel Pentium SU2700

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

679

480

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1319

228

Name	AMD Phenom II X4 P940	Intel Pentium SU2700
PassMark - Single thread mark	679	480
PassMark - CPU mark	1319	228
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		849
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		802

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom II X4 P940	Intel Pentium SU2700
Essentials
Architecture codename	Champlain	Penryn
Launch date	4 October 2010	1 August 2009
Place in performance rating	2696	2753
Series	4x AMD Phenom II	Intel Pentium
Vertical segment	Laptop	Laptop
Performance
64 bit support
Front-side bus (FSB)	3600 MHz	800 MHz
L1 cache	512 KB	64 KB
L2 cache	2048 KB	2 MB
Manufacturing process technology	45 nm	45 nm
Maximum frequency	1.7 GHz	1.3 GHz
Number of cores	4	1
Number of threads	4	1
Die size		107 mm
Transistor count		410 Million
Compatibility
Sockets supported	S1 (S1g4)	soldered
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	25 Watt	10 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Advanced Technologies
VirusProtect
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR3