Phenom II X4 940 BE vs A6-9225

Primary details

Comparing A6-9225 and Phenom II X4 940 BE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking2568not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Bristol Ridgeno data
Power efficiency5.26no data
Architecture codenameStoney Ridge (2016−2019)Deneb (2009−2011)
Release date1 June 2018 (6 years ago)8 January 2009 (15 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$275

Detailed specifications

A6-9225 and Phenom II X4 940 BE basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads24
Base clock speed2.6 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz3 GHz
L1 cache160 KB128 KB (per core)
L2 cache1 MB512 KB (per core)
L3 cacheno data6 MB (shared)
Chip lithography28 nm45 nm
Die size124.5 mm2258 mm2
Maximum core temperature90 °Cno data
Number of transistors1200 Million758 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on A6-9225 and Phenom II X4 940 BE compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
SocketBGAAM2+
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by A6-9225 and Phenom II X4 940 BE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, TBM, FMA4, XOP, SMEP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRANDno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by A6-9225 and Phenom II X4 940 BE are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A6-9225 and Phenom II X4 940 BE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge)On certain motherboards (Chipset feature)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by A6-9225 and Phenom II X4 940 BE.

PCIe versionno data2.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 June 2018 8 January 2009
Physical cores 2 4
Threads 2 4
Chip lithography 28 nm 45 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 125 Watt

A6-9225 has an age advantage of 9 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 733.3% lower power consumption.

Phenom II X4 940 BE, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between A6-9225 and Phenom II X4 940 BE. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that A6-9225 is a notebook processor while Phenom II X4 940 BE is a desktop one.


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