AMD Phenom X4 9600B vs Intel Pentium D 940

Comparative analysis of AMD Phenom X4 9600B and Intel Pentium D 940 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Compatibility, Virtualization, Memory, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

AMD Phenom X4 9600B

Intel Pentium D 940

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9600B

CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 3 month(s) later
2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
18.3x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 37% lower typical power consumption: 95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Around 60% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 297 vs 186
3.3x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 1008 vs 309

Specifications (specs)
Launch date	April 2008 vs January 2006
Number of cores	4 vs 2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core) vs 28 KB
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt vs 130 Watt
Benchmarks
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	297 vs 186
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1008 vs 309

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium D 940

Around 39% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
L2 cache	4096 KB vs 512 KB (per core)
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	2 vs 1

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Phenom X4 9600B
CPU 2: Intel Pentium D 940

Geekbench 4 - Single Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

297

186

Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core

CPU 1

CPU 2

1008

309

Name	AMD Phenom X4 9600B	Intel Pentium D 940
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	297	186
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	1008	309
PassMark - Single thread mark		609
PassMark - CPU mark		552

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Phenom X4 9600B	Intel Pentium D 940
Essentials
Architecture codename	Agena	Presler
Launch date	April 2008	January 2006
Place in performance rating	3154	3144
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Processor Number		940
Series		Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
64 bit support
Die size	285 mm	162 mm2
L1 cache	128 KB (per core)	28 KB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	4096 KB
L3 cache	2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology	65 nm	65 nm
Maximum frequency	2.3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Number of cores	4	2
Transistor count	450 million	376 million
Base frequency		3.20 GHz
Bus Speed		800 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		B1=68.6°C, C1=63.4°C
VID voltage range		1.200V-1.3375V
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	2
Sockets supported	AM2+	PLGA775
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	95 Watt	130 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		37.5mm x 37.5mm
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Memory
Supported memory types		DDR1, DDR2, DDR3
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Thermal Monitoring