Intel Pentium G840 vs AMD Phenom X4 9100e

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium G840 and AMD Phenom X4 9100e processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, Peripherals, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core.

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium G840

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 2 month(s) later
  • Around 56% higher clock speed: 2.8 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 32 nm vs 65 nm
  • Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
  • Around 73% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1273 vs 734
Specifications (specs)
Launch date May 2011 vs March 2008
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz vs 1.8 GHz
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm vs 65 nm
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared) vs 2048 KB (shared)
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 1273 vs 734

Reasons to consider the AMD Phenom X4 9100e

  • 2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
  • 4x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
  • 4x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1279 vs 1264
  • Around 66% better performance in Geekbench 4 - Single Core: 855 vs 514
  • 2.8x better performance in Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core: 2584 vs 935
Specifications (specs)
Number of cores 4 vs 2
L1 cache 128 KB (per core) vs 64 KB (per core)
L2 cache 512 KB (per core) vs 256 KB (per core)
Benchmarks
PassMark - CPU mark 1279 vs 1264
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 855 vs 514
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2584 vs 935

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium G840
CPU 2: AMD Phenom X4 9100e

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1273
734
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
1264
1279
Geekbench 4 - Single Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
514
855
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core
CPU 1
CPU 2
935
2584
Name Intel Pentium G840 AMD Phenom X4 9100e
PassMark - Single thread mark 1273 734
PassMark - CPU mark 1264 1279
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 514 855
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 935 2584

Compare specifications (specs)

Intel Pentium G840 AMD Phenom X4 9100e

Essentials

Architecture codename Sandy Bridge Agena
Launch date May 2011 March 2008
Launch price (MSRP) $60
Place in performance rating 2390 2395
Price now $34.99
Processor Number G840
Series Legacy Intel® Pentium® Processor
Status Discontinued
Value for money (0-100) 21.58
Vertical segment Desktop Desktop

Performance

64 bit support
Base frequency 2.80 GHz
Bus Speed 5 GT/s DMI
Die size 131 mm 285 mm
L1 cache 64 KB (per core) 128 KB (per core)
L2 cache 256 KB (per core) 512 KB (per core)
L3 cache 3072 KB (shared) 2048 KB (shared)
Manufacturing process technology 32 nm 65 nm
Maximum core temperature 69.1°C
Maximum frequency 2.8 GHz 1.8 GHz
Number of cores 2 4
Number of threads 2
Transistor count 504 million 450 million

Memory

Max memory channels 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 21 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types DDR3 1066/1333

Graphics

Graphics base frequency 850 MHz
Graphics max dynamic frequency 1.10 GHz
Graphics max frequency 1.1 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Flexible Display Interface (Intel® FDI)
Intel® InTru™ 3D technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Processor graphics Intel HD Graphics

Graphics interfaces

Number of displays supported 2
Wireless Display (WiDi) support

Compatibility

Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1 1
Package Size 37.5mm x 37.5mm
Sockets supported FCLGA1155 AM2+
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 65 Watt 65 Watt

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 2.0

Security & Reliability

Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)

Advanced Technologies

Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Flexible Display interface (FDI)
Idle States
Instruction set extensions Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Fast Memory Access
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Thermal Monitoring

Virtualization

Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)