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.

Intel Pentium G840

AMD Phenom X4 9100e

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 75% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 1281 vs 734
Around 1% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 1294 vs 1279

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	1281 vs 734
PassMark - CPU mark	1294 vs 1279

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 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
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

1281

734

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1294

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	1281	734
PassMark - CPU mark	1294	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	2389	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™)