AMD Phenom II X6 1100T BE vs AMD Phenom II X4 840T

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom II X6 1100T BE and AMD Phenom II X4 840T 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 - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X6 1100T BE

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 month(s) later
  • Processor is unlocked, an unlocked multiplier allows for easier overclocking
  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 6 vs 4
  • Around 14% higher clock speed: 3.3 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 18% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1496 vs 1272
  • Around 64% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 3875 vs 2360
  • Around 31% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s): 4.711 vs 3.606
  • Around 71% better performance in CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s): 16.192 vs 9.486
Specifications (specs)
Launch date December 2010 vs September 2010
Unlocked Unlocked vs Locked
Number of cores 6 vs 4
Maximum frequency 3.3 GHz vs 2.9 GHz
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 512 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1496 vs 1272
PassMark - CPU mark 3875 vs 2360
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.711 vs 3.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 16.192 vs 9.486

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom II X4 840T

  • Around 32% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 125 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 95 Watt vs 125 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom II X6 1100T BE
CPU 2: AMD Phenom II X4 840T

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1496
1272
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3875
2360
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
4.711
3.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)
CPU 1
CPU 2
16.192
9.486
Name AMD Phenom II X6 1100T BE AMD Phenom II X4 840T
PassMark - Single thread mark 1496 1272
PassMark - CPU mark 3875 2360
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 509
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2230
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 4.711 3.606
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 16.192 9.486
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 5.182
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score 0
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 0.186

Compare specifications (specs)

AMD Phenom II X6 1100T BE AMD Phenom II X4 840T

Essentials

Architecture codename Thuban Zosma
Launch date December 2010 September 2010
Place in performance rating 2711 2712
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop
Launch price (MSRP) $80
Price now $69.99
Value for money (0-100) 15.15

Performance

64 bit support
Die size 346 mm 346 mm
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 6144 KB (shared) 6144 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 45 nm 45 nm
Maximum frequency 3.3 GHz 2.9 GHz
Number of cores 6 4
Transistor count 904 million 904 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) 125 Watt 95 Watt

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)